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NY Soc Serv L § 45-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-F - Administration.

§ 45-f. Administration. 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and   regulations  for  the  administration  of  this  title.  Such  rules and   regulations shall include but not be limited  to  provisions  concerning   eligibility  of not-for-profit corporations and charitable organizations   for single room occupancy support project assistance,  funding  criteria   and the funding determination process, supervision and evaluation of the   contracting   corporations  and  organizations  and  any  other  matters   consistent with the purposes of this title.2. The social services district, or the commissioner in  the  case  of   direct   applications,   shall  provide  for  the  review,  at  periodic   intervals, of the performance of  the  not-for-profit  corporations  and   charitable organizations receiving financial assistance pursuant to this   title.  Such  review  shall,  among  other things, be for the purpose of   ascertaining  conformity  to  contractual  provisions,   the   financial   integrity  and efficiency of the organizations and the evaluation of the   project. Contracts entered into pursuant to this title may be terminated   by the social services district, or the  commissioner  in  the  case  of   direct  applications,  upon  a  finding of substantial nonperformance or   other breach by the corporation or organization of its obligations under   its contract.3. In order to further the purposes of this article,  social  services   districts  shall,  in  accordance  with  regulations  promulgated by the   department, undertake such efforts as may be necessary  and  practicable   to  assist  eligible  residents  to  apply  for  and  obtain appropriate   governmental assistance.4. The department, subject to the approval  of  the  director  of  the   budget,  may  retain up to five percent of the total amount appropriated   pursuant to this title in any fiscal year for administrative purposes.
NY Soc Serv L § 45-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 2 - Single Room Occupancy Support Services Program 45-G - Annual Report.

§  45-g.  Annual  report.  Beginning  October  first, nineteen hundred   eighty-eight, and each year thereafter, the commissioner shall report to   the governor and legislature on the success of the single room occupancy   support  services  program  in  assisting  eligible  residents  to  live   independently.
NY Soc Serv L § 48 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 4 - Homelessness Intervention Program 48 - Legislative Intent.

§  48.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  finds that there are a   significant  number  of  homeless  and  at-risk  households  living   in   temporary and unstable conditions which would benefit from the provision   of  a  comprehensive  assistance  program. The legislature further finds   that the current system of providing services to such  households  would   be  improved  by ensuring that a broad range of flexible, individualized   assistance is available to  stabilize  households  and  to  better  meet   divergent  local  needs.  The  legislature,  therefore, finds that state   financial assistance  should  be  made  available  for  the  purpose  of   providing  supportive  services  designed  to  stabilize  households  by   attempting to avoid  homelessness  and,  for  those  who  are  currently   homeless,  by facilitating the transition form homelessness to permanent   housing.
NY Soc Serv L § 49 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 4 - Homelessness Intervention Program 49 - Definitions.

§ 49. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings:   1.  "Homeless"  shall mean an undomiciled household which is unable to secure permanent and habitable housing without  special  assistance,  as determined  by the commissioner, including but not limited to households temporarily residing in  emergency  shelters,  transitional  facilities, hotels/motels, or substandard conditions.   2.  "Household"  shall  mean  a single individual or family, including couples without dependent  children  who,  or  which,  are  eligible  to receive public assistance.   3.  "Eligible applicant" shall mean local social services districts or not-for-profit corporations serving homeless and at-risk households.   4. "At-risk" shall mean a household threatened with  homelessness  and those with a history of frequent moves.   5.  "Homelessness intervention services" shall mean services which are designed to  stabilize  at-risk  and  homeless  households  by  avoiding homelessness  or  assisting households to secure permanent and habitable housing. Such services may include, but  need  not  be  limited  to  the following:  (a) services to resolve conflicts between landlords and tenants and to facilitate fair and workable solutions;  (b)  legal  services  to  households threatened with the loss of their homes through eviction, harassment or other means;  (c) tenant activities to educate households in  the  areas  of  tenant rights  and  responsibilities, and to organize tenants to remedy housing problems such as code violations, landlord abandonment and harassment;  (d) benefits/entitlements  advocacy  to  ensure  that  households  are receiving  all  federal,  state  and  local  benefits  to which they are entitled, such as temporary assistance to  needy  families,  safety  net assistance,  food  stamps,  supplemental  security income, rent security deposits, furniture and household moving expenses;  (e) relocation assistance which provides for the identification of and referral to permanent and habitable  housing,  transportation  services, landlord/tenant   lease   negotiation   services   and   assistance   in establishing utility services; and  (f) the provision of or  referral  to  support  services  designed  to stabilize  households  in  permanent  and  habitable  housing  including services related to substance abuse,  domestic  violence,  housekeeping, budgeting,  education,  day  care, employment, parenting, mental health, physical health, and such other services deemed necessary by the  office of  temporary  and  disability  assistance. Service provided to homeless households pursuant to this paragraph must be provided for a  period  of at  least  six months beginning the first day of the month following the month in which such household secured permanent housing.
NY Soc Serv L § 50 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 4 - Homelessness Intervention Program 50 - Homeless Intervention Contracts.

§  50.  Homeless  intervention  contracts.  1. The commissioner shall, within the amounts appropriated therefor, select through  a  competitive request-for-proposal   process,  local  social  services  districts  and not-for-profit corporations serving homeless and at-risk  households  to provide  homelessness  intervention  services  to  homeless  and at-risk households. In order to ensure that contracts are awarded  and  services provided  in  geographic  areas  of  the  state  to homeless and at risk households in greatest need, and to maximize the effect of state  funds, the  commissioner  shall,  prior  to  entering  into  a contract with an eligible applicant pursuant to this  section,  consider  the  extent  to which  existing  homelessness intervention services are available in the local social services district and the extent to  which  these  services should be expanded.   2.  The  commissioner  shall  require  eligible  applicants  to submit operating plans in order to receive funding pursuant  to  this  article. Such plans shall include:  (a)  a  description  of  the  homeless  intervention  services  to  be provided, including  procedures  for  intake,  referral,  outreach,  the provision of services, follow-up and anticipated outcomes;  (b)  the  specific population that will be served and how the services provided will address the population's special needs;  (c) a description of the  manner  in  which  coordination  with  other federal,  state,  local  and privately funded services will be achieved; and  (d) a description of how the  services  will  be  designed  to  assist households  transition from a reliance on outside interventions and move toward housing stability and economic self reliance.   3. Prior to entering into a contract pursuant  to  this  section,  the commissioner  shall determine that the eligible applicant is a bona fide organization which shall have  demonstrated  by  its  past  and  current activities  that  it  has the ability to provide such services, that the organization is financially responsible and that the operating  plan  is appropriate for the needs of households to be served.
NY Soc Serv L § 51 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 4 - Homelessness Intervention Program 51 - Regulations.

§  51.  Regulations. The office of temporary and disability assistance   shall, in consultation with other agencies  deemed  appropriate  by  the   commissioner,  promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to   carry out the provisions of this article.
NY Soc Serv L § 52 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2-A - Shelter and Supported Housing Programs Title 4 - Homelessness Intervention Program 52 - Reports.

§   52.  Reports.  On  or  before  February  first,  nineteen  hundred   eighty-nine and on or before February first of each year  thereafter  in   which  contracts under this article are in force, the commissioner shall   submit to the governor, the temporary president of the  senate  and  the   speaker  of  the  assembly  a  report  detailing progress and evaluating   results, to date, of the program. Such report shall include, but not  be   limited  to  a review of the basis for selection of eligible applicants;   the number of persons served; a review of the efforts  made  to  prevent   homelessness  and  to provide permanent housing for homeless households,   including a list of the number of persons and families, by project,  who   received  services; an identification of the estimated savings and costs   of the program to  the  state  and  localities;  and  an  evaluation  of   continuing needs for homelessness intervention services.
NY Soc Serv L § 56 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 1 - Application 56 - City Social Services Districts.

§  56.   City social services districts.    The city of New York shall   have all the powers and duties of a social services district insofar  as   consistent with the provisions of the special and local laws relating to   such  city.    The  officers  thereof charged with the administration of   public assistance and care shall have additional powers and duties of  a   commissioner  of social services not inconsistent with the laws relating   to said city.
NY Soc Serv L § 57 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 1 - Application 57 - Cities in County Social Services Districts.

§  57.  Cities in county social services districts.   Each city, other   than the city of New York, shall form part of the county social services   district of the county in which it is situated and shall not assume  any   powers  and responsibilities for the administration or expense of public   assistance and care, in addition to those specified in  subdivision  two   of  section  sixty-nine,  except  pursuant to the provisions of sections   seventy-four and seventy-four-a of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 58 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 1 - Application 58 - Application.

§  58.   Application.  Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to take   away the jurisdiction or any power or duty  of  the  family  court,  the   department, the state department of education or the state department of   health.
NY Soc Serv L § 61 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 2 - Public Welfare Districts and Their Responsibility for Public Assistance and Care 61 - Social Services Districts.

§  61.  Social services districts.   For the purpose of administration   of public assistance and care the state shall be divided into county and   city social services districts as follows:1.  The city of New York is hereby constituted a city social  services   district.2.   Each of the counties of the state not included in subdivision one   of this section is hereby constituted a county social services district.
NY Soc Serv L § 64 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 2 - Public Welfare Districts and Their Responsibility for Public Assistance and Care 64 - Separation of Social Services From Eligibility and Assistance Payments Functions.

§  64.  Separation  of social services from eligibility and assistance   payments functions.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law,  rule  or   regulation every social services district shall be organized to effect a   separation  of  social services from eligibility and assistance payments   functions as follows:1. The commissioner shall issue within ten days of the effective  date   hereof,  guidelines  to  the  social  services  districts  of  the state   outlining the principles and purposes to be attained in  the  separation   of  social  services  from  the  functions of eligibility and assistance   payments, and defining the content of services  which  may  be  included   under  the  term  "social services" and of the functions associated with   eligibility and assistance payments.2. Each social services district shall submit to the  commissioner  by   July  first,  nineteen hundred seventy-one, its own plan for separation,   together with its timetable for implementation of the plan.3. Upon finding that the  plan  conforms  to  the  applicable  minimum   federal requirements, the commissioner shall approve such plan.4.  Each social services district shall submit to the commissioner, in   accordance with applicable federal law and regulations, modifications of   its approved plan for separation of social services from eligibility and   assistance payments  functions.  Each  social  services  district  shall   prepare,  in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations, for   the effective operation of such approved plan as so modified.
NY Soc Serv L § 66 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 66 - County Appointments and Bonds.

§ 66.  County appointments and bonds.  1.  The legislative body of the   county   may   authorize   the  appointment  of  any  number  of  deputy   commissioners of social services, physicians to care for sick persons in   their homes, other assistants  and  employees,  including  attorneys  to   perform  duties  it  considers  necessary to carry out the provisions of   this chapter.  However, such legislative body may  also  authorize  that   such attorneys, in addition to performing the duties assigned to them by   the  county  commissioner,  may  be  deputized by the county attorney to   perform duties on his behalf in connection with the work of  the  social   services department.2.    The  county  commissioner  shall  appoint  deputy commissioners,   physicians, assistants and employees  so  authorized  and  direct  their   work.3.  Each county commissioner and deputy commissioner shall be required   to  give bond before entering upon his duties.  The board of supervisors   shall fix the amount of such bond and may require and fix the amount  of   bond to be given by any other assistant or employee whose appointment is   authorized.    The  expense  of any bond required in connection with the   work of a county public welfare official or employee shall be paid  from   county public welfare funds.4.    In  accordance  with  federal  and state regulations each county   social services commissioner shall appoint a citizens advisory committee   or committees to exercise and perform such functions, powers, and duties   as the regulations of the department may require.
NY Soc Serv L § 67 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 67 - Town Public Welfare Officers; Appointment of Staff.

§  67.    Town  public welfare officers; appointment of staff.  1. The   town board of each town responsible for the expense of providing  safety   net  assistance for persons residing or found in such town shall appoint   a social services  official or authorize a supervisor of the town to act   as  such official. It may in its discretion appoint  an  assistant  town   social  services  official and other employees to assist the town social   services official in carrying out his or her  duties.  The  town  social   services  official,  his or her assistant and other employees shall hold   office during the pleasure of the town board. The town board  shall  fix   the  salary  to  be  paid  a  town  social services official, his or her   assistant or other employees or fix the amount per hour to be paid  them   when they are performing any duty connected with their office.2.    The  town  public  welfare  officer shall be responsible for the   authorization  of  the  assistance  and  care  for  which  the  town  is   responsible   and   shall   assist   the   county  commissioner  in  the   administration of assistance and care to persons residing  or  found  in   his   town  for  whose  care  the  county  public  welfare  district  is   responsible.  Except as otherwise agreed and arranged by and between the   county commissioner and the town public welfare officer, the town public   welfare officer shall receive all applications for public assistance and   care made in his town by residents of such town, and  he  shall  forward   each  such  application to the county commissioner immediately after the   receipt of the same.  He shall have all the powers and perform  all  the   duties  of  a  public  welfare  official  applicable  to the work hereby   assigned.3.  In case of emergency and until  it  is  possible  for  the  county   commissioner  either  to  take  charge of the case or to make a complete   investigation, the town public welfare officer may grant such  temporary   assistance  and  care  as may be necessary.  All such grants made by the   town public welfare officer shall be made in accordance with  the  rules   and regulations of the department and the regulations established by the   county commissioner of public welfare.
NY Soc Serv L § 69 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 69 - Responsibility for Public Assistance and Care in a County Social Services District.

§ 69. Responsibility for public assistance and care in a county social   services  district. The responsibility for the  administration of public   assistance and care in a county social services district and the expense   thereof may either be  borne by the county social services  district  or   be  divided  between  such  district and the towns and cities therein as   hereinafter provided.1.  Unless  otherwise  determined  by  the  board  of  supervisors  as   hereinafter  provided, each town shall be responsible for the expense of   providing safety net assistance for persons residing or  found  in  such   town.2.  Unless  otherwise  determined  by  the  board  of  supervisors  as   hereinafter provided, a city forming a part of a county social  services   district  shall  be responsible for the expense of  providing safety net   assistance for any person residing or found in its territory.3. A county social services district  shall  be  responsible  for  the   expense  of  providing  all  assistance and care for persons residing or   found in a town or city in its territory for which such town or city  is   not responsible under the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this   section.    The  expense of such assistance and care granted by a county   social services district shall be subject to reimbursement by the  state   in the cases provided for by section sixty-two or by any other provision   of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 71 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 71 - Commitments.

§  71.  Commitments.  Commitments to a county home may be made by such   town and city public welfare officers as are authorized  by  the  county   commissioner.   All other commitments to hospitals or other institutions   at the expense of the county public welfare district shall  be  made  by   the  county commissioner, or by such other official as may be authorized   pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
NY Soc Serv L § 72 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3 - County Public Welfare Districts 72 - Power of the Board of Supervisors to Assume Responsibility for Assistance and Care.

§  72.  Power of the board of supervisors to assume responsibility for   assistance and care.  1.  The board of supervisors of the county may, by   resolution adopted by a majority vote, direct that the cost  of  all  or   any  part  of the assistance and care for which the towns and cities are   made responsible under the provisions of subdivisions  one  and  two  of   section  sixty-nine  shall  be  a  charge  on the county social services   district  and  administered  under   the   direction   of   the   county   commissioner.2.  Copies of any such resolution shall be sent to each town clerk and   to  the  mayor  and  clerk  of  each  city in the county social services   district within ten days after the adoption of the resolution.  However,   no  resolution  adopted  by  the  board  of  supervisors   pursuant   to   subdivision  one  of  this  section  shall  take effect in a city in the   county social services district until confirmed by the legislative  body   of the city.
NY Soc Serv L § 74 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 3 - Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties Title 3-A - Integration of Local Public Welfare Administration 74 - Administration of Assistance by or on Behalf of Certain Cities.

§ 74.  Administration of assistance by or on behalf of certain cities.   1.  Each city, other than the city of New York, which is responsible for   one or more types of public assistance and care on the date this section   becomes  effective  shall  function under section seventy-four-a of this   chapter.2.  Any city subject to the provisions  of  subdivision  one  of  this   section  may confirm and make effective therein, pursuant to subdivision   two of section seventy-three of this chapter, a resolution of the county   legislative body adopted pursuant to section seventy-two of this chapter   directing that the cost of all public assistance and  care  shall  be  a   charge on the county social services district.