CA SB1208

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop by June 30, 2024, a concurrent application process allowing low-income customers to apply to multiple utility assistance programs (CARE, Family Electric Rate Assistance, and Energy Savings Assistance) using data from a single initial application.

Mandates the concurrent application process be developed in coordination with the Department of Community Services and Development and other relevant state agencies providing low-income electric or gas utility assistance.

Requires electrical and gas corporations to obtain customer consent before sharing application data to enroll customers in other low-income utility assistance programs.

Directs the Low-Income Oversight Board to submit a report by June 30, 2023, evaluating whether to expand the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program's third-party administrator contract to include water, gas, and electric utilities to streamline enrollment and eligibility verification.

Specifies the concurrent application process must complement rather than replace existing individual program application processes.