New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter B - Public Assistance › Article 4 - Services to Individuals › Part 385 - Public Assistance And Food Stamp Employment Program Requirements › Section 385.10 - Local district employment plans

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
			 General requirements. The social services official shall submit a biennial plan
			 to the office which includes all of the elements specified in this section. The
			 commissioner shall establish a beginning and ending date which shall constitute
			 the effective dates for which such plan is in force.
(1) The plan shall describe the provision of
			 education, work training and the supportive services which are related to the
			 operation of work activity programs for public assistance and food stamp
			 programs by the local district.
(2)
			 The plan shall be developed in cooperation and coordination with:
(i) public and private education
			 institutions;
(ii) child care
			 providers;
(iii) child care
			 resource and referral agencies if available in the district;
(iv) labor unions;
(v) libraries;
(vi) public and private employers;
(vii) employment and training agencies and
			 organizations; and
(viii) private
			 industry councils.
(3)
			 The plan shall be available for review and comment by the public at the offices
			 of the social services district for a period not less than 30 days prior to the
			 date that the plan must be submitted to the commissioner.
(4) No later than 90 days prior to the date
			 on which the biennial plan must be submitted to the office (or 60 days if the
			 date of submission of the plan to the office and for public comment are the
			 same), the commissioner shall transmit planning instructions to each social
			 services official which shall include, but be limited to:
(i) the date of plan submission to the
			 office;
(ii) instructions for
			 completing the plan and for submitting amendments thereto.
(5) The plan shall include, but not be
			 limited to:
(i) estimates of the number of
			 participants to be served;
(ii) a
			 description of the supportive services which the social services district will
			 provide individuals assigned to work activities;
(iii) a description of the work activities
			 which will be available in the social services district;
(iv) a description of the social services
			 district's plan to meet Federal and State participation rate
			 requirements;
(v) a description of
			 the process to be used by the social services district in meeting the
			 requirements of the disability program described in section
			 385.2 
			 of this Part;
(vi) a list of the
			 education and training and other work activity providers with which the social
			 services district expects to enter into agreements or contracts, along with a
			 description of the contracts;
(vii)
			 a description of orientation provided in accordance with the requirements of
			 section
			 385.5  of
			 this Part;
(viii) a description of
			 the assessment tools, qualification requirements for employees providing
			 assessments, the social services district's administrative unit responsible for
			 providing assessments or the entity contracted by the social services district
			 to provide assessments and employability plans;
(ix) a description of conciliation procedures
			 established in accordance with the require ments of section
			 385.11  of
			 this Part; and
(x) a description of
			 the approval of training policy.
(6) The plan shall also include any
			 additional information which the commissioner deems necessary to comply with
			 Federal and State reporting requirements or for office planning and program
			 analysis.
(7) The plan shall be
			 amendable upon notice and comment as directed by the commissioner.