CA SB1154

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that all California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and Universal Lifeline Telephone Service (ULTS) program applications include information about eligibility for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit until January 1, 2015.

Mandates that CARE applicants receive Earned Income Tax Credit information with initial and recertification applications via internet, mail, or telephone, and that ULTS applicants receive the information in a separate sheet with their applications.

Directs the Low-Income Oversight Board to make recommendations on whether CARE and ULTS programs could assist with federal Earned Income Tax Credit outreach without detracting from their primary goals or negatively impacting ratepayers.

Requires telephone corporations to include commission-specified information in ULTS applications and informs eligible subscribers about lifeline telephone service availability and qualification procedures.

Specifies that failure to comply with these requirements does not result in civil liability and exempts the state from reimbursement obligations under Article XIII B of the California Constitution.