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A09099 Summary:

A09099 Actions:

A09099 Committee Votes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES   Chair:Rosenthal L      
DATE:05/10/2022AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Rosenthal L 
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Walczyk
Aye
Solages
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Davila
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Brown
Aye
Rosenthal D 
Aye
Fernandez
Aye
Eichenstein
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
De Los Santos
Aye
Lucas
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/31/2022AYE/NAY:34/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cusick
Excused
Byrne
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Ashby
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:06/01/2022AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye

A09099 Floor Votes:

A09099 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9099--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CUSICK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Social Services -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
          the automated identification of affordability program participants

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
     2  131-ss to read as follows:
     3    § 131-ss. Automated identification of  affordability  program  partic-
     4  ipants.  1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following
     5  terms shall have the following meanings:
     6    (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of tempo-
     7  rary and disability assistance.
     8    (b) "Affordability program participant" shall mean a household that is
     9  determined to be eligible by the  appropriate  agency  for  any  of  the
    10  following programs:
    11    (i) Public assistance;
    12    (ii) Supplemental security income;
    13    (iii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
    14    (iv) Low income home energy assistance program;
    15    (v) Veteran's disability pension;
    16    (vi) Veteran's surviving spouse pension;
    17    (vii) Child health plus;
    18    (viii) Lifeline; and
    19    (ix)  Any  other  income-based  assistance  program  identified by the
    20  public service commission in consultation with the office.
    21    (c) "Office" shall mean the office of temporary disability assistance.
    22    (d) "Utility corporation" shall mean a corporation regulated  pursuant
    23  to article two of the public service law.
    24    (e)  "Utility  corporation  energy  affordability  programs"  shall be
    25  defined by the public service  commission  and  shall  include  programs
    26  which  are  intended  to  assist  customers with energy affordability by
    27  reducing customers' energy burden.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14413-02-2
        A. 9099--A                          2
 
     1    2. Within one hundred eighty  days  of  the  effective  date  of  this
     2  section, the commissioner shall establish a statewide program to provide
     3  for  automated  identification of eligible affordability program partic-
     4  ipants for participation in  utility  corporation  energy  affordability
     5  programs.
     6    3.  The  office  shall  engage  with utility corporations to establish
     7  automated file matching mechanisms that  will  provide,  via  electronic
     8  means,  to utility corporations a list of eligible affordability program
     9  participants within the utility corporation's service territory.
    10    4. The office shall conduct automated file matching to identify utili-
    11  ty corporation customer accounts that  are  also  affordability  program
    12  participants  and  such  information shall be provided to utility corpo-
    13  rations no  less  than  semi-annually.    Utility  corporation  customer
    14  accounts  identified  by  the  office  as  eligible for participation in
    15  available utility corporation energy affordability programs as a  result
    16  of  such  file  matching shall be enrolled in such programs within sixty
    17  days of receipt of the office communicating the results of the automated
    18  file matching to the utility corporation.  Any information  provided  to
    19  the  utility  corporations related to affordability program participants
    20  pursuant to this section shall be redacted as necessary to  protect  any
    21  information  that  is protected under any state or federal privacy laws,
    22  kept confidential, and  shall  only  be  utilized  for  the  purpose  of
    23  confirming  eligibility  in the utility corporation energy affordability
    24  program.
    25    5. The commissioner may adopt, on an emergency basis pursuant to arti-
    26  cle two of the state administrative procedure act, any  rules  necessary
    27  to carry out the provisions of this article.
    28    6.  The commissioner may delegate the administration of any portion of
    29  this program to any state agency,  city,  county,  town,  contractor  or
    30  non-profit  organization in accordance with the provisions of this arti-
    31  cle and applicable federal requirements.  Provided however, such privacy
    32  and confidentiality limitations prescribed in subdivision four  of  this
    33  section  shall  apply  to any entity that the commissioner delegates the
    34  administration of the program to.
    35    § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.