Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) The social
services district shall develop and submit annually to the department for
approval in a format and at a time specified by the department, a proposed
district component appropriate for incorporation by the department as part of
the proposed comprehensive annual social services program plan.
(b) The department will review the proposed
district component to assure that it is in conformity with minimum Federal and
State requirements. The department review will include consideration of
programmatic and fiscal feasibility in light of needs and resources identified
in the district component. The social services district shall take immediate
action in cooperation with the department to correct any deficiencies in the
proposed district component identified by the department.
(c) The proposed district component shall
describe at a minimum:
(1) the geographic
area, indicating at least:
(i) the physical
boundaries of the social services district; and
(ii) the demographic, economic, and social
characteristics of the social services district.
(2) the organizational structure of the
social services district including:
(i) the
structure under which social services programs are administered, including a
table of organization and functional statement;
(ii) the location of site(s) where
individuals may apply for services;
(iii) an indication of the extent of use of
volunteers, their functions and how their involvement will be coordinated;
and
(iv) the structure, composition
and functions of the local advisory council on social services.
(3) needs and resources
assessment, including identification of:
(i)
data sources used or to be used;
(ii) public and private organizations,
including the social services district local advisory council, consulted or to
be consulted; and
(iii) the manner
in which the results of the needs and resources assessment were utilized in the
development of the proposed district component.
(4) program coordination and utilization,
including:
(i) coordination with programs
under titles IV-A, IV-B, XVI and XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and
other related human services programs; and
(ii) steps taken to assure maximum
utilization of services provided under the programs described in subparagraph
(i) of this paragraph.
(5) planning, evaluation and reporting,
including for:
(i) planning--the process of.
(a) coordination with the appropriate budget
and legislative processes within the district;
(b) coordination with and input from other
local, regional and State planning organizations;
(c) consideration of needs assessment
data;
(d) consideration of
recources assessment data;
(e)
establishment of priorities and program goals;
(f) selection of services to be provided and
persons to be served;
(g) fiscal
planning and resources management.
(ii) evaluation.
(a) measures of program effort;
(b) measures of program effectiveness and
efficiency.
(iii)
reporting - such reporting activities as required in section
406.3 of this Title.
(d) the proposed
district component shall identify:
(1)
Services selected for provision in accordance with section
403.1 of this Title.
(2) categories of individuals to whom each
selected service will be made available;
(3) method of provision for each
service;
(4) program goals and
objectives for each selected service;
(5) estimates of numbers of individuals to be
served and funds to be expended within the geographic area specifying:
(i) an estimate of the number of individuals
by category to be offered each service;
(ii) an estimate of the planned expenditures
for each service by category of individuals to whom the service is to be
provided;
(iii) an estimate for all
services for the forthcoming program year; and
(iv) a comparison between estimated aggregate
non-Federal expenditures for the forthcoming program year and those of the
preceding year.
(6)
itemization of program resources other than those available under title XX of
the Social Security Act to finance social services programs including donated
funds.
(e) The social
services district shall include such additional information as the department
may from time to time require for the development of the district
component.
