109 HR 4639 IH: Group Home Community Notification Act of 2005 U.S. House of Representatives 2005-12-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2005 Mr. Fossella introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require community notice for the placement of group houses, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Group Home Community Notification Act of 2005.

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Community notice and hearings

(a)

Requirement

It shall be unlawful for any Federally assisted non-profit that intends to place a group home in a locality to refuse or fail to comply with all State and local laws for the placement of such a group home in that locality, including laws requiring public notification, reporting requirements, and hearings on the matter. Any individual who participates in such a hearing shall be immune from suit based on a claim of discrimination against the disabled for any communication made in the course of such participation. (b)

Definitions

In this Act: (1)the term Federally assisted non-profit means a not for profit private entity who receives Federal financial assistance; (2)the term Federal financial assistance has the meaning given that term for the purposes of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3)the term disability has the meaning given that term for the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and (4)the term group home has the meaning given that term by the relevant State or local authority.