New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter B - Public Assistance
Article 4 - Services to Individuals
Part 385 - Public Assistance And Food Stamp Employment Program Requirements
Section 385.10 - Local district employment plans
Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 385.10
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) General requirements. The social services official shall submit a biennial plan to the office which includes all of the elements specified in this section. The commissioner shall establish a beginning and ending date which shall constitute the effective dates for which such plan is in force.
(1) The plan shall describe the
provision of education, work training and the supportive services which are
related to the operation of work activity programs for public assistance and SNAP
programs by the local district.
(2)
The plan shall be developed in cooperation and coordination with:
(i) public and private education
institutions;
(ii) child care
providers;
(iii) child care resource
and referral agencies if available in the district;
(iv) labor unions;
(v) libraries;
(vi) public and private employers;
(vii) employment and training agencies and
organizations; and
(viii) private
industry councils.
(3) The
plan shall be available for review and comment by the public at the offices of
the social services district for a period not less than 30 days prior to the date
that the plan must be submitted to the commissioner.
(4) No later than 90 days prior to the date on
which the biennial plan must be submitted to the office (or 60 days if the date
of submission of the plan to the office and for public comment are the same), the
commissioner shall transmit planning instructions to each social services
official which shall include, but be limited to:
(i) the date of plan submission to the
office;
(ii) instructions for
completing the plan and for submitting amendments thereto.
(5) The plan shall include, but not be limited
to:
(i) estimates of the number of participants
to be served;
(ii) a description of
the supportive services which the social services district will provide
individuals assigned to work activities;
(iii) a description of the work activities
which will be available in the social services district;
(iv) a description of the social services
district's plan to meet Federal and State participation rate
requirements;
(v) a description of
the process to be used by the social services district in meeting the
requirements of the disability program described in section
385.2 of this Part;
(vi) a list of the education and training and
other work activity providers with which the social services district expects to
enter into agreements or contracts, along with a description of the
contracts;
(vii) a description of
orientation provided in accordance with the requirements of section
385.5 of this Part;
(viii) a description of the assessment tools,
qualification requirements for employees providing assessments, the social
services district's administrative unit responsible for providing assessments or
the entity contracted by the social services district to provide assessments and
employability plans;
(ix) a
description of conciliation procedures established in accordance with the require
ments of section
385.11 of this Part; and
(x) a description of the approval of training
policy.
(6) The plan shall
also include any additional information which the commissioner deems necessary to
comply with Federal and State reporting requirements or for office planning and
program analysis.
(7) The plan shall
be amendable upon notice and comment as directed by the commissioner.
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