AN ACT EXPANDING THE OPEN CHOICE VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM.

HB 7030 expands Connecticut's Open Choice Voucher Pilot Program, which provides rental assistance to families participating in interdistrict school programs. It directly affects low-income families with children in Hartford-region interdistrict school programs who wish to move to the town where their child's school is located. The bill adds 10 new rental assistance certificates for the 2026-2027 school year (10 more in 2027-2028), requiring the Commissioner of Housing to develop recruitment procedures and provide housing counseling. The program mandates annual reports to the legislature on participation demographics and effectiveness, with no expected state or municipal fiscal impact.