Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(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.
