New York Social Services Law Title 9-B - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS

• 330 - Definitions.
  1. Whenever used in this title: a. the term "commissioner" means the commissioner of the state office of temporary and disability assistance; and b. the...
• 331 - Policies and Purposes.
  1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that there be programs under which individuals receiving public assistance will be furnished...
• 332 - Participation and Exemptions.
  1. In accordance with federal requirements and this title an applicant for or a recipient of public assistance shall not be required to participate in...
• 332-a - Supportive Services.
  A social services district shall, subject to the availability of federal and state funds, provide such supportive services, including but not limited to transportation, work...
• 332-b - Disability Program.
  1. (a) Upon application and recertification for public assistance benefits, or whenever a district has reason to believe that a physical or mental impairment may...
• 333 - Local Plans and Requirements.
  Each social services district shall submit to the commissioner for approval a biennial plan for the provision of education, work, training and supportive services related...
• 334 - Orientation.
  1. In accordance with department regulations, a social services district shall, at the time of application or redetermination, in writing and orally inform all public...
• 335 - Assessments and Employability Plans for Certain Recipients in Households With Dependent Children.
  1. Each social services official shall ensure that each recipient of public assistance who is a member of a household with dependent children and is...
• 335-a - Assessments and Employability Plans for Certain Recipients in Households Without Dependent Children.
  1. To the extent resources are available, the social services official shall, within a reasonable period of time not to exceed one year following application...
• 335-b - Mandatory Work Requirements.
  1. Each social services district shall meet or exceed the minimum participation rate for recipients of assistance funded under the federal temporary assistance for needy...
• 335-c - Pilot Programs.
  From the funds specifically appropriated therefor the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance in cooperation with the commissioner of the office of...
• 336 - Work Activities.
  1. Social services districts may provide, and require applicants for and recipients of public assistance to participate in a variety of activities, including but not...
• 336-a - Educational Activities.
  * 1. Social services districts shall make available vocational educational training and educational activities. Such activities may include but need not be limited to, high...
• 336-c - Work Experience.
  1. (a) Work experience programs meeting state and federal requirements may be established by social services districts. (b) Work experience programs may include the performance...
• 336-d - Job Search Activities.
  1. Each applicant for or recipient of public assistance shall, upon request of the social services official, demonstrate that he or she is engaged in...
• 336-e - Subsidized Public Sector Employment Programs.
  1. A social services district may establish subsidized public sector employment programs for public assistance recipients including, but not limited to, grant diversion programs, which...
• 336-f - Subsidized Private Sector and Not-For-Profit Employment Programs.
  1. A social services district may establish subsidized private sector employment programs for public assistance recipients including, but not limited to, grant diversion programs, which...
• 337 - Responsibilities of State Departments and Agencies.
  1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, responsibility for the operation and administration of work, employment and training programs in connection with...
• 338 - Cooperation of State Departments.
  There shall be such cooperative agreements and arrangements between and among the department, the state department of social services or its successor agency, the state...
• 339 - Reports.
  The commissioner shall require, from each social services district, information and reports sufficient and timely to enable the state to meet all federal reporting requirements.
• 340 - Technical Assistance.
  The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to social services districts in the development, implementation and administration of plans described in section three hundred thirty-three of...
• 341 - Conciliation; Refusal to Participate.
  1. (a) Consistent with federal law and regulations and this title, if a participant has failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this...
• 341-a - Re-Engagement; Conciliation; Refusal to Participate.
  1. The provisions of this section shall apply to persons who are residents of a city having a population of one million or more people....
• 342 - Noncompliance With the Requirements of This Title.
  1. In accordance with the provisions of this section an individual who is required to participate in work activities shall be ineligible to receive public...
• 342-a - Noncompliance With the Requirements of This Title.
  1. The provisions of this section shall apply to persons who are residents of a city having a population of one million or more people....

Last modified: February 3, 2019