| SB 0495 | Requires Utilicare Energy Assistance Program to obligate all fed. emergency funds before utilizing general revenue funds |
| Sponsor: | Goode | |||
| LR Number: | S2131.01T | Fiscal Note: | 2131-01 | |
| Committee: | Public Health and Welfare | |||
| Last Action: | 07/13/99 - Signed by Governor | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1999 | |||
SB 495 - This act revises the Utilicare Energy Assistance
Program. Current law allows the Utilicare program to pay all
heating and cooling service reconnection or maintenance fees for
elderly, disabled, or other qualifying individuals. To qualify,
household income must be no more than 110 percent of the current
federal poverty level. This act requires the Division of Family
Services to exhaust all federal emergency funds before using any
general revenue funds to pay for the program.
ERIN MOTLEY