1. a. In addition to the annual report required under the provisions of subsection (h) of section 3 of P.L.1966, c.293 (C. 52:27D-3) and such other reports as may otherwise be required by law, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall submit a separate annual report to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the activities and management of each local or regional housing authority which operates pursuant to the “Local Housing Authorities Law,” R.S.55:14A-1 et seq. or the “Local Redevelopment and Housing Law,” P.L.1992, c.79 (C. 40A:12A-1 et al.).

b. The report, which shall be presented in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner, shall be designed to provide the Governor and the Legislature with an assessment of the effectiveness of each of those local housing authorities subject to the provisions of this act. In developing the manner and form of the report, the commissioner shall consult with the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities regarding appropriate performance measurements of the effectiveness of those local housing authorities subject to the provisions of this act. The measures of effectiveness shall include, but not be limited to: vacancy number and percentage thereof; use of modernization grants; rent collection; energy consumption; unit turnaround time; work order completion time; unit and system inspections; tenant accounts receivable; operating reserves; expense to income ratio; and initiatives relating to the creation of a drug-free environment, the promotion of homeownership opportunities, resident management, economic development, and the use of grants to develop new public housing. The report shall include a synopsis, explanation, and evaluation of the information contained in the reports prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the Public Housing Management Assessment Program or any similar public housing assessment program administered by the federal government. The report shall include also any evaluation of the status of any improvement plans or memoranda of agreement between the federal government and a local housing authority which the federal government required for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of that local housing authority.

L.1992,c.176,s.1.