198A.025 State policy on housing. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be in the public interest to establish a state policy on housing. The objectives of a Kentucky housing policy shall be to: (1) Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky residents; (2) Identify the basic housing needs of all Kentuckians, including the elderly, persons of low and very low income, the disabled, the homeless, and single-parent households; (3) Coordinate housing activities and services among state departments and agencies to ensure program flexibility and comprehensive housing production; (4) Remove administrative and regulatory guidelines to ensure compatibility in the development of affordable housing for all Kentuckians; (5) Inventory state owned lands and buildings to evaluate utilization for both public and private housing development; (6) Encourage and strengthen collaborative planning and partnerships among social service providers, all levels of government, and the public and private sectors, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production of affordable housing; (7) Reevaluate housing and housing-related programs and policies to ensure proper coordination of those programs and policies; (8) Coordinate housing into comprehensive community and economic development strategies at the state and local levels; (9) Encourage local planning commissions to include a housing element in the five (5) year comprehensive plan; and (10) Discourage housing policies or strategies which concentrate affordable housing in limited sections of metropolitan areas and county jurisdiction. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.