Establishes procedures for sale of certain State-owned properties used by agencies or organizations providing housing to adults with developmental disabilities.
Summary
This bill creates a special process for the sale of certain State-owned properties that have been used for at least 10 years by nonprofit agencies or organizations contracted with the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide housing for adults with developmental disabilities. When such a property is sold, the bill requires the Division of Developmental Disabilities to allow the agency or organization to satisfy any lien on the property by paying 50 percent of the amount owed, rather than the full amount.
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to transfer the sale proceeds to the nonprofit agency or organization instead of retaining them for the State. Those proceeds must then be used to buy a new property, renovate an existing one for housing adults with developmental disabilities, or expand or improve services for those adults. The Treasury Department, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, must adopt any rules needed to implement the law, which would take effect immediately.
Impact
The bill would modify how proceeds and liens are handled when certain State-owned residential properties serving adults with developmental disabilities are sold. It would override contrary laws, rules, or regulations for qualifying properties, reduce the lien payoff obligation from 100 percent to 50 percent, and authorize discharge of the remaining lien balance after the partial payment. It would also redirect sale proceeds from the State to the nonprofit provider, with statutory limits on how those funds may be used.
Sentiment
The bill appears generally supportive of nonprofit providers and the adults with developmental disabilities they serve. Its stated purpose is to remove financial barriers that make it difficult for providers to sell older State-owned homes and reinvest in new housing or improved services. No committee testimony or recorded votes are available, so there is no documented opposition or formal legislative debate in the provided materials.
Contention
The main policy issue is the shift of financial benefit from the State to the nonprofit provider. Under current practice described in the statement, the State keeps sale proceeds and requires liens to be paid in full; the bill would instead let providers keep the proceeds and settle liens at half value. Potential points of contention would likely involve the loss of State revenue, the treatment of existing liens, and whether the eligibility threshold of 10 years appropriately limits the benefit to long-term providers. However, no specific objections or supporters are identified in the available record.
Carry Over
Establishes procedures for sale of certain State-owned properties used by agencies or organizations providing housing to adults with developmental disabilities.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a property other than a residence homestead that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.