Sec. 16a-41b. Low-Income Energy Advisory Board.
Sec. 16a-41b. Low-Income Energy Advisory Board. (a) There shall be a Low-Income Energy Advisory Board which shall consist of the following members: The
Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the secretary's designee; the Commissioner of Social Services or the commissioner's designee; the executive director
of the Commission on Aging; a representative of each electric and gas public service
company designated by each such company; the chairperson of the Department of Public
Utility Control or a commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control designated
by the chairperson; the Consumer Counsel or the counsel's designee; the executive
director of Operation Fuel; the executive director of Infoline; the director of the Connecticut Local Administrators of Social Services; the executive director of Legal Assistance
Resource Center of Connecticut; the Connecticut president of AARP; a designee of the
Norwich Public Utility; a designee of the Connecticut Petroleum Dealers Association;
and a representative of the community action agencies administering energy assistance
programs under contract with the Department of Social Services, designated by the
Connecticut Association for Community Action.
(b) The Low-Income Energy Advisory Board shall advise and assist the Office of
Policy and Management and the Department of Social Services in the planning, development, implementation and coordination of energy-assistance-related programs and policies and low-income weatherization assistance programs and policies, shall advise the
Department of Public Utility Control regarding the impact of utility rates and policies,
and shall make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding legislation and
plans subject to legislative approval to ensure affordable access to residential energy
services to low-income state residents.
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the person designated
by the secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be the chairperson of the
board.
(d) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall convene the first
meeting of the board not later than August 1, 2005. The secretary shall provide notice
of meetings to the members of Low-Income Energy Advisory Board, provide space for
such meetings, maintain minutes and publish reports of the board.
(P.A. 05-204, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 05-204 effective July 6, 2005.