reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MO Rev Stat § 660.135 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.135 - Expenditures — utilicare stabilization fund.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   660.135. Expenditures — utilicare stabilization fund. — 1. The utilicare stabilization fund for any fiscal year shall be funded, subject to appropriations, by the general assembly.  2. The department of social services shall, in coordination with the department of economic development, apply a portion of the funds appropriated annually by the general assembly to the utilicare stabilization fund established pursuant to section 660.136 to the low income weatherization assistance program of the department of economic development; provided that any project financed with such funds shall be consistent with federal guidelines for the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons as authorized by 42 U.S.C. Section 6861. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 8, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1177, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 263, A.L. 2002 S.B. 810, A.L. 2008 S.B. 720, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 660.136 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.136 - Utilicare stabilization fund created — used for utilicare program.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   660.136. Utilicare stabilization fund created — used for utilicare program. — 1. The "Utilicare Stabilization Fund" is hereby created in the state treasury to support the provisions of sections 660.100 to 660.136. Funds for the utilicare program may come from state, federal or other sources including funds received by this state from the federal government under the provisions of the Community Opportunities Accountability and Training and Educational Services Act of 1998 (Title III, Section 301-309, Public Law 93.568 ), together with any interest or other earnings on the principal of this fund. Except as provided in subsection 3, moneys in the utilicare stabilization fund shall be used for the purposes established in the Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and sections 660.100 to 660.136.  2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund, which shall lapse, is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. Moneys in the utilicare fund not needed currently for the purposes designated in sections 660.100 to 660.136 may be invested by the state treasurer in the manner that other moneys of the state are authorized by law to be invested. All interest, income and returns from moneys of the utilicare stabilization fund shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the utilicare stabilization fund.  3. When the utilicare stabilization fund receives a transfer pursuant to section 470.270, the moneys from that transfer shall be held in the fund for one full year after the date of transfer and shall be used to pay for heating or cooling assistance as provided in sections 660.100 to 660.136. Any moneys remaining at the end of that year shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund of the state. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 263, A.L. 2002 S.B. 810)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Utilicare stabilization fund, refund of natural gas or electric rates to be transferred to fund, 470.270
MO Rev Stat § 660.137 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.137 - Federal low income telephone assistance matching funds, compliance to obtain.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.137. Federal low income telephone assistance matching funds, compliance to obtain. — The public service commission, the department of social services, and participating providers of local exchange telecommunications service shall comply with all requirements expressly provided by federal order, regulation, and statute for eligible subscribers to qualify for, and to receive matching federal low income telephone assistance. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.138 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.138 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.138. Definitions. — As used in sections 660.137 to 660.149, the following terms mean:  (1) "Basic access line", a telephone line which provides switched voice residential communications service from the local exchange telecommunication company central office to the customer's premises which enables the customer to originate and terminate long distance and local calling;  (2) "Commission", the public service commission;  (3) "Economy rate telephone service", a class of local exchange telephone service provided to eligible subscribers which is designed to meet their minimum residential communication needs excluding all extras and fringe benefits including call waiting, call forwarding and other such services but providing access to telephone service for emergency calls and for the maintenance of necessary social contacts;  (4) "Eligible subscriber", an individual who has been certified by the department of social services to be eligible to receive utilicare benefits pursuant to sections 660.100 to 660.135;  (5) "Zone or mileage charges", any charges required for receipt of a basic access line which are based upon distance, by mileage or zones, of the customer from the company central office. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 1, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.139 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.139 - Waiver of interstate line charges for companies providing economy rates — procedure — effect on economy rates.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.139. Waiver of interstate line charges for companies providing economy rates — procedure — effect on economy rates. — Every local exchange telecommunications company which elects to provide economy rate telephone service shall apply to the Federal Communications Commission for the appropriate waiver of the monthly interstate subscriber line charge. Upon federal approval, the discount provided by the local exchange telecommunications company to subscribers of economy rate telephone service shall be increased to include the extent of the monthly waiver of the interstate subscriber line charge. ­­-------- (L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.141 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.141 - Economy rates, how established, applications — limited to one residence.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.141. Economy rates, how established, applications — limited to one residence. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 392.220 to the contrary, the public service commission may designate one or more classes of economy rate telephone service for eligible subscribers pursuant to the provisions of this section.  2. The rates to be charged to eligible subscribers for economy rate telephone service shall be:  (1) Determined by the commission separately for each local exchange telecommunications company which elects to provide the service, however, the commission may hear and decide issues relating to the provision of the service common to all such companies in one proceeding;  (2) Set at levels which enhance the affordability to eligible subscribers of such service in comparison to other comparable levels of service offered by the local exchange telecommunications company. ­­Such rates shall not apply to any service or charge other than that for a basic access line, including any mileage or zone charges, except as provided in this section.  3. Every local exchange telecommunications company which elects to provide economy rate telephone service shall accept applications for economy rate telephone service according to a procedure approved by the commission.  4. An economy rate telephone service subscriber shall not be provided with more than one basic access line in his or her principal place of residence. An applicant for economy rate telephone service may report only one address in this state as the principal place of residence. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 2 subsecs. 1 to 4, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.143 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.143 - Installation cost to be reduced, how determined — changes in service or disconnecting because no longer eligible, charges prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.143. Installation cost to be reduced, how determined — changes in service or disconnecting because no longer eligible, charges prohibited. — 1. When initial installation or connection of service for an eligible subscriber for economy rate telephone service occurs, the applicable and approved rate for such installation or connection shall be a significantly reduced one which shall be determined by the commission.  2. A local exchange telecommunications company which elects to provide economy rate telephone service may not require the payment of an order processing charge or line change charge for an eligible subscriber's change to economy rate telephone service from any other class of residential service. If a subscriber to economy rate telephone service no longer qualifies as an eligible subscriber under sections 660.137 to 660.149, that subscriber may not be charged a fee for disconnecting from economy rate telephone service and connecting to another class of telephone service, except that the commission may allow the local exchange telecommunications company by commission regulations to charge a fee for eligible subscribers who frequently change, initiate, or terminate service. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 2 subsecs. 5, 6, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.145 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.145 - Rules and regulations by commission — economy rate telephone service fund established, purpose — fund not to lapse at end of fiscal year.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   660.145. Rules and regulations by commission — economy rate telephone service fund established, purpose — fund not to lapse at end of fiscal year. — 1. The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 660.138 to 660.149. Such rules and regulations shall take into consideration available federal programs to reduce telephone costs to specified subscribers. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 660.138 to 660.149 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.  2. The general revenues of the state shall be used to fund the discount provided to eligible subscribers of economy rate telephone service. The amount of the discount shall determine the amount of the waiver of the federal interstate subscriber line charge in section 660.139.  3. There is hereby created the "Economy Rate Telephone Service Fund" which shall be administered by the commission and which shall contain such moneys as appropriated to it by the general assembly. Moneys in the fund shall be kept separate from all other funds of the commission and shall be expended for the purpose specified in subsection 4* of this section and for no other purpose.  4. Each participating local exchange telecommunications company shall determine and report quarterly to the commission the costs incurred for providing economy rate telephone service. Upon appropriation by the general assembly, the commission shall authorize reimbursement for those costs from the economy rate telephone service fund.  5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, the unexpended balance in the economy rate telephone service fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not be transferred into general revenue. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 2 subsecs. 7, 8, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)  *"Subsection 11" appears in original rolls. Due to renumbering, subsection changed.
MO Rev Stat § 660.147 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.147 - Eligible persons, department's powers and duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   660.147. Eligible persons, department's powers and duties. — The department of social services shall provide to the participating local exchange telecommunications companies information identifying persons who the department finds are eligible to receive economy rate telephone service. The department of social services shall on an annual basis during the time period that applications for utilicare assistance under sections 660.100 to 660.135 are normally accepted validate a list of those persons receiving economy rate telephone service as provided by the local telecommunications companies to determine continued eligibility. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 3, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290)
MO Rev Stat § 660.149 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.149 - Exemption from sales and use taxes — gross receipt tax, exemption or reduction may be made by political subdivisions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986   660.149. Exemption from sales and use taxes — gross receipt tax, exemption or reduction may be made by political subdivisions. — 1. In addition to the exemptions granted under the provisions of section 144.030, economy rate telephone service shall also be specifically exempted from the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.510 and 144.600 to 144.745, and from the computation of the tax levied, assessed or payable under sections 144.010 to 144.510 and 144.600 to 144.745.  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any local political subdivision may choose to reduce or exempt from its gross receipts tax on economy rate telephone service. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1301 §§ 4, 5)
MO Rev Stat § 660.150 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.150 - Plan to be established.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.150. Plan to be established. — The department of social services is directed to devise and formulate a program of emergency financial assistance to needy families with children under twenty-one years of age which will qualify the state of Missouri for federal funds pursuant to Sections 603 and 606 of Title 42, United States Code, and such portions of the code of federal regulations as may apply to said sections. Upon receiving approval of the state plan from the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the department shall implement the plan. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 660.155 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.155 - Grants may be made, to whom.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.155. Grants may be made, to whom. — The plan formulated by the department of social services under section 8* shall provide for one-time financial grants, which may be money payments or vendor payments or payments in kind, to qualified families during defined periods of emergency need. Such grants shall be made pursuant to regulations specified in the plan, which shall be in accordance with and approved by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and shall be known as "Emergency Assistance Grants". ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 10)   *Revisor's note: Words "section 8" appear in original rolls, which was codified as section 660.135. Section 9 (H.B. 545, et al., 1979) contained language regarding plan formulation, which was codified as section 660.150.
MO Rev Stat § 660.160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.160 - Department may define emergency situations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.160. Department may define emergency situations. — For the purposes of this plan, individual family emergencies may be declared by the department of social services when any crisis situation exists with respect to a family which threatens the family and creates urgent needs with respect to food, clothing, utilities or shelter for such family and which results from a sudden occurrence or set of circumstances which cause an immediate or extraordinary food, clothing, utility or shelter need for such family. No funds shall be allocated for the payment of utility expenses unless the applicant is determined to be ineligible for available assistance under the Federal Utility Crisis Intervention Program. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 11)
MO Rev Stat § 660.165 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.165 - Limitation on periods of emergency — when assistance to be granted.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.165. Limitation on periods of emergency — when assistance to be granted. — Subject to the sufficiency of funds appropriated for this program, emergency assistance grants may be authorized by the director of the department of social services, or his delegate, when a finding is made that an individual family emergency exists. Such emergency assistance may be authorized during only one period of thirty consecutive days in any twelve-consecutive-month period, including payments which are to meet needs which arose before the thirty-day period or which extend beyond the thirty-day period. The program shall provide that a finding that an emergency does or does not exist will be made and, if applicable, assistance will be granted within three days after receipt by the department of a properly completed application. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 12)
MO Rev Stat § 660.170 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.170 - Eligibility for assistance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.170. Eligibility for assistance. — Eligibility for emergency assistance to needy families with children shall be as authorized in the state plan approved by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 660.175 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.175 - Department's duties — no reduction in other benefits.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.175. Department's duties — no reduction in other benefits. — The availability of emergency assistance shall not relieve the department of social services of any duty to cooperate with other agencies to reduce dependency nor its obligation to provide assistance in the form of general relief orders in emergency situations not covered by this plan. Receipt of assistance under this plan shall not reduce, offset, or eliminate entitlement to any other assistance provided to any qualified family under any other state or federal program, except as may be required by federal law or regulation. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 14)
MO Rev Stat § 660.180 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.180 - Director to make regulations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.180. Director to make regulations. — The director of the department of social services, or his delegate, is authorized, subject to the provisions of this act*, to promulgate regulations not inconsistent with this act* as necessary to qualify for maximum federal funds, subject to section 660.185 and the appropriation of state funds for this program. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 15)  *"This act" (H.B. 545, et al., 1979) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 660.185 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.185 - Limitation on state participation — expiration of program.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.185. Limitation on state participation — expiration of program. — Not more than one-half the cost of instituting or maintaining the services provided for in this act* shall be appropriated or paid from the general revenue fund of this state, and this act* shall terminate thirty days after federal financial support is ended or curtailed which would cause more than fifty percent of the cost of providing or maintaining the services provided for in this act* to be paid by the state from its general revenue fund. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 16)   *"This act" (H.B. 545, et al., 1979) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 660.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.190 - Limitation on expenditures.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.190. Limitation on expenditures. — Not more than three hundred thousand dollars from general revenue shall be appropriated by the general assembly for the support of the program established by this act* for the first fiscal year and not more than three percent of any funds appropriated shall be used for the administrative expenses involved in administering the program. No funds shall be expended under the provisions of this act* until there is a specific appropriation for that purpose. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 17)   *"This act" (H.B. 545, et al., 1979) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 660.195 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.195 - Plan to terminate, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   660.195. Plan to terminate, when. — In the event that additional services in addition to those required by this act* are required by federal law, rule or court decision, the department of social services shall immediately cease to operate the plan and shall make no further emergency assistance grants. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 18)   *"This act" (H.B. 545, et al., 1979) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
MO Rev Stat § 660.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XL - Additional Executive Departments|Chapter 660 - Department of Social Services|Section 660.200 - Rules, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   660.200. Rules, procedure. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 660.150 to 660.200 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 19, A.L. 1981 S.B. 200, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)