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Budget Amendments - HB1600 (Floor Approved)

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Expand Application Window for LIHEAP

Item 330 #1h

Item 330 #1h

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Health and Human Resources
Department of Social Services FY2025 $0 FY2026 $120,000 GF

Language
Page 445, line 43, strike "$260,874,823" and insert "$260,994,823".

Page 446, after line 15, insert:

"C. The State Board of Social Services (the Board) is authorized to promulgate regulations to allow applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to be submitted over an application period that provides adequate time for individuals to apply and is extended beyond the current application period in effect as of July 1, 2024, provided adequate funding is available to extend such application period. The Board's initial adoption of regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act, except that the Board shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the regulations prior to adoption."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Department of Social Services to expand the application window for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to a year-round basis, a program to help Virginia families pay their energy bills. $120,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to the Department of Social Services to provide technical support to extend the application window.)