Congressman Darrell Issa Introduces Sober Living Homes Reform Bill
The Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act (H.R. 6070) would fix the Fair Housing Act in order to end the prohibition on state and local governments' ability to manage the exponential growth of sober living homes or their ability to ensure the facilities are providing the safe environment that is necessary for those in recovery to overcome addiction, as well as for those living in the surrounding communities.
Following its introduction today in the
"We're facing a crisis of drug and alcohol addiction not just here in
"The bill we've introduced today will permit state and local governments to implement reasonable oversight of sober living facilities and ensure that those who need help are able to get it in a safe, secure environment."
The bill would:
* Correct the Fair Housing Act to specifically clarify that state or local governments may enact and enforce a zoning ordinances or other regulations that would limit the number of sober homes within a particular neighborhood
* Enable states and cities to require sober homes to be licensed and registered and to meet state-passed standards
* Enable sober home zoning to be enforced only if necessary to preserve the residential character of communities and if it allows at least some sober homes to be located within a particular area
* Require sober homes receiving payments or reimbursements for housing or drug testing services from
The bill's introduction follows a forum
Read this original document at: http://issa.house.gov/press-releases/2016/09/congressman-darrell-issa-introduces-sober-living-homes-reform-bill/
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