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Delegate questions whether energy redetermination bill changes eligibility; sponsor says it only streamlines the process
Summary
A departmental bill to streamline the Office of Home Energy Programs' redetermination process prompted questions on whether it lowers eligibility ages; the sponsor said the change affects only application procedure and has no fiscal impact.
The House advanced a departmental bill that revises the redetermination process for the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEAP), prompting floor questions about whether the change reduces the eligibility age or expands benefits.
Delegate from Southern Maryland (speaker 6) rose to ask whether the bill lowers the eligibility age to 60 from 65 and whether it thereby expands state taxpayer assistance for electricity bills. "So in other…
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