Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 32 No. 29, July 21, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

67-37.002 Definitions

(13) “Persons Who Have Special Housing Needs” means individuals who have incomes not exceeding moderate-income and, because of particular social, economic, or health-related circumstances, may have greater difficulty acquiring or maintaining affordable housing. Such persons may have, for example, encountered resistance to their residing in particular communities, and may have suffered increased housing costs resulting from their unique needs and high risk of institutionalization. Such persons include: persons with developmental disabilities; persons with mental illnesses or chemical dependency; persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) disease; runaway and abandoned youth; youth aging out of foster care; public assistance recipients; migrant and seasonal farm workers; refugees and entrants; the elderly; and disabled adults.

67-37.005 Local Housing Assistance Plans

(1) To be eligible for SHIP funding for a state fiscal year, a county or eligible municipality must submit and receive approval of its local housing assistance plan and amendments thereto as provided in Rule 67-37.006, F.A.C. Plans must be submitted to the Corporation by May 2 preceding the end of the fiscal year in which the current plan expires. New Plans must be submitted utilizing the LHAP Template (6_06), adopted and incorporated herein by reference with an effective date of _____________. A complete copy of the LHAP Template (6_06) may be obtained at www.floridahousing.org, by clicking on Housing Partners, then Local Governments (SHIP), then Local Housing Assistance Plans (LHAP), or by contacting Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. In the case of new eligible municipalities, plans must be submitted to the Corporation by May 2 of the state fiscal year prior to the state fiscal year they are eligible for funding. No SHIP local housing distribution funds shall be distributed in any fiscal year to any county or eligible municipality unless and until an approved plan is in place with respect to such fiscal year.

67-37.005(5) (d)

(d) The proposed sales price of new and existing units, which can be lower but may not exceed 90 percent of median area purchase price established by the U.S. Treasury Department, or as required by Section 420.9075(5) (c), F.S.; for community land trust purposes the value of the land is not included in the purchase price.

(8)(a) Each county and eligible municipality shall include a definition of essential service personnel for the county or eligible municipality. Such definition may include teachers and educators,; other school district, community college, and university employees,; police and fire personnel,; health care personnel,; skilled building trades personnel,; and other job categories as required by Section 420.9075(3)(a), F.S.