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NY A08488

Bill

Status

Passed

2/13/2024

Primary Sponsor

Michaelle Solages

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Social Services Law to change the automated identification program from "affordability program participants" to "OTDA assistance program participants" eligible for utility corporation energy affordability programs.

  • Expands the definition of "utility corporation" to include utility companies, gas corporations, electric corporations, municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, and state public authorities that provide utility services.

  • Requires utility corporations to work with OTDA to establish secure data transmission interfaces and receive semi-annual lists of eligible OTDA assistance program participants within their service territories.

  • Mandates utility corporations to automatically enroll identified eligible participants in energy affordability programs within 60 days and provide written notification of enrollment to participants.

  • Prohibits utility corporations from redisclosing OTDA participant data and limits its use to confirming eligibility and providing program notifications, with data sharing authorized except where prohibited by federal law.

Legislative Description

Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants; identifies entities to be defined as a "utility corporation"; requires utility corporations to administer secure transmission of participant data; requires utility corporations to conduct automated file matching with OTDA assistance program participant accounts; directs utility corporations to notify participants of automatic enrollment in utility corporation affordability program; makes related provisions.

Last Action

signed chap.78

2/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/5/2024
Social Services1/4/2024

Full Bill Text

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