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Senate Bill S1091

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for home cooling needs assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program

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2011-S1091 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §97, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2276

2011-S1091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for home cooling needs assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program developed by the office of temporary and disability assistance.

2011-S1091 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1091

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  DIAZ,  DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER,
  MONTGOMERY, PERKINS, SAMPSON -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to providing for
  home cooling needs assistance for low income households

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 97 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IS AUTHORIZED  TO
DEVELOP  A  PLAN  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE STATE PLAN AND FEDERAL REGU-
LATIONS, TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO HELP ELIGIBLE LOW  INCOME  HOUSEHOLDS
MEET  THEIR  HOME COOLING NEEDS, AND TO AMEND AND TO TAKE WHATEVER OTHER
ACTION MAY BE NECESSARY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PLAN,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO,  ACTING  FOR  THE STATE IN ANY NEGOTIATIONS RELATIVE TO THE
SUBMISSION OF SUCH PLAN, AND MAKING SUCH ARRANGEMENTS  AND  TAKING  SUCH
ACTION,  NOT INCONSISTENT WITH LAW, AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT, IMPLE-
MENT, ADMINISTER AND OPERATE SUCH PLAN, AND TO SECURE FOR THE STATE  THE
BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER SUCH ACT. SUCH COOLING NEEDS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
NOT  BE LIMITED TO, PURCHASES OF AIR CONDITIONERS AND/OR ASSISTANCE WITH
ENERGY COOLING BILLS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01716-01-1

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