NY Soc Serv L § 342-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 5 - Assistance and Care Title 9-B - Public Assistance Employment Programs 342-A - Noncompliance With the Requirements of This Title.

§  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.2. In accordance with the provisions of this section an individual who   is required to participate in work activities  shall  be  ineligible  to   receive  public  assistance  if  he or she fails to comply, without good   cause, with  the  requirements  of  this  title  and  the  district  has   determined  that  he or she is not exempt from such requirements and has   verified that appropriate child care, transportation, and accommodations   for disability were in place at the time of  such  failure  or  refusal.   Such  ineligibility shall be for the amount and period specified in this   section. Good cause for failing to comply with the requirements of  this   title  shall  be  defined  in department regulations, provided, however,   that the parent or caretaker relative of a child under thirteen years of   age shall not be subject to the ineligibility provisions of this section   if the individual can demonstrate, in accordance with the regulations of   the office of children and family services, that lack of available child   care prevents such individual from complying with the work  requirements   of this title. The parent or caretaker relative shall be responsible for   locating  the child care needed to meet the work requirements; provided,   however, that the relevant social  services  district  shall  provide  a   parent  or  caretaker  relative  who demonstrates an inability to obtain   needed child care with a choice of two providers, at least one of  which   will be a regulated provider.3.  In  the case of an applicant for or recipient of public assistance   whom the district has determined is not exempt from the requirements  of   this  title  and  who is a parent or caretaker of a dependent child, the   public assistance benefits otherwise available to the household of which   such individual  is  a  member  shall  be  reduced  pro-rata  until  the   individual  is  willing  to  comply  with the requirements of this title   consistent with any medical condition which may limit  the  individual's   ability to participate in work activities.4. In the case of an individual who is a member of a household without   dependent  children  whom the district has determined is not exempt from   the requirements of this title and who is applying for or in receipt  of   safety   net   assistance,  the  public  assistance  benefits  otherwise   available to the household of which such individual is a member shall be   reduced pro-rata until  the  failure  or  refusal  to  comply  with  the   requirements  of  this title consistent with any medical condition which   may limit the individual's ability to  participate  in  work  activities   ceases.5.  A  recipient of public assistance whom the district has determined   is not exempt from the requirements of  this  title  and  who  quits  or   reduces his hours of employment without good cause or due to any medical   condition  which  may  limit  the individual's ability to participate in   work activities shall be considered to have failed to  comply  with  the   requirements  of  this article and shall be subject to the provisions of   this section.6. A person described in paragraph (b) of subdivision seven of section   one hundred fifty-nine of this chapter may not be sanctioned if  his  or   her  failure to comply with requirements of this title is related to his   or her health status.