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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 651 - Public Assistance Reports › Section 651.2 - State programs (annual report)

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(a) For purpose
		    of preparation of annual reports for the New York State Legislature, social
		    services districts must report monthly to the office information on families
		    and individuals receiving public assistance benefits, including, but not
		    limited to, the following:
(1) Applicants
		    seeking public assistance including but not limited to:
(i) number of applicants accepted to
		    participate in each program;
(ii)
		    number of applicants who are denied public assistance and the reason for
		    denial;
(iii) number of applicants
		    who were previous recipients of public assistance on or after December 2, 1997
		    including length of time previously on assistance; reason for initial
		    termination; length of time between termination and reapplication; and reason
		    for reapplication;
(iv) number of
		    applicants who have resided in the State for fewer than 12 months.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 651 - Public Assistance Reports › Section 651.3 - Annual report on concurrent receipt of public assistance and OASDI

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Social services districts shall report annually for the
			 month of February on the concurrent receipt of PA and OASDI on Annual Report on
			 Concurrent Receipt of PA and OASDI, form FP-35. This report shall be submitted
			 to the office on or before the 15th day of March.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 651 - Public Assistance Reports › Section 651.4 - Statistical report of medical care, services and supplies provided through medical assistance vendor payments

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Social services districts administering AABD, ADC and MA
			 shall report semiannually to the department, Office of Research and Statistics,
			 on vendor medical care, using individual record cards, form RS-108, Annual
			 Record of Vendor Medical Care or an approved local equivalent form. Data for
			 the half-year January through June, shall be submitted on such form by the
			 first day of August next succeeding, and data for the complete year, January
			 through December, shall be submitted on such form by the first day of February
			 next succeeding.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 651 - Public Assistance Reports › Section 651.5 - State charges (monthly report)

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(a)
		    Public welfare agencies shall report, monthly, data other than vendor medical
		    information, on form SC-33 consisting of three sections as follows:
(1) State charges under care during the
		    month;
(2) payments made during the
		    month;
(3) removals and
		    burials.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 651 - Public Assistance Reports › Section 651.6 - Annual report on fraud cases

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(a) Social
		    services districts shall submit an annual report concerning all AABD, family
		    assistance, safety net assistance and medical assistance cases suspected of
		    involving fraud, setting forth the disposition of such cases, including the
		    action, if any, taken by the appropriate law enforcement officials. Such report
		    shall be made on form RS-118 prepared and submitted in accordance with the
		    instructions of the office.
(b) The
		    report prescribed by this section shall be submitted to the department on or
		    before July 20th of each year, for the fiscal year ended the next preceding
		    June 30th.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 653 - Personnel Reports › Section 653.1 - Annual reports on staff

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(a) Report
		    on employees on payroll. All public welfare districts shall report information
		    concerning the number of employees, appropriately classified, on its payroll,
		    using form RS-226, prepared in accordance with the instructions of the
		    department. Such report shall be submitted on or before July 25th for the year
		    ending the next preceding June 30th.
(b) Accessions, separations and vacancies.
		    All public welfare districts shall report information concerning accessions,
		    separations and vacancies in full-time public welfare positions, appropriately
		    classified, using form RS-227, prepared in accordance with the instructions of
		    the department. Such report shall be submitted on or before July 25th for the
		    year ending the next preceding June 30th.
(c) Employees working in day care programs.
		    All public welfare districts administering child day care programs shall report
		    on the number of employees, appropriately classified, working in such program,
		    using form RS-228, prepared in accordance with the instructions of the
		    department. Such report shall be submitted on or before July 25th for the year
		    ending the next preceding June 30th.
(d) Graduate education of staff. All public
		    welfare districts shall report on the graduate education of public welfare
		    agency staff, appropriately classified, using form RS-123, prepared in
		    accordance with the instructions of the department. Such report shall be
		    submitted on or before August 10th for the year ending the next preceding June
		    30th.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 655 - Welfare Management System › Section 655.1 - Local districts responsibilities

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Local social services districts, in accordance with section 21  of the Social Services Law, and pursuant
			 to the implementation schedule established by the department, shall:
(a) collect all demographic and eligibility
		    data, as specified by the department on the appropriate State-prescribed forms
		    and transmit such information as is required to the department via the Welfare
		    Management System;
(b) be
		    responsible for the accuracy and currentness of all data specified in
		    subdivision (a) of this section;
(c) utilize the functions and outputs of the
		    system established by the department in registering and evaluating all
		    applications and in determining eligibility for home relief, aid to dependent
		    children, veterans assistance, medical assistance, food stamps, social
		    services, and emergency assistance to adults; and
(d) review, approve and implement
		    authorizations generated by the system as a result of subdivisions (a)-(c) of
		    this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 655 - Welfare Management System › Section 655.2 - Expungement of identifying information

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(a) Where child protective services are
		    provided for a child who is a subject of an indicated report of child abuse or
		    maltreatment pursuant to title 6 of article 6 of the Social Services Law, the
		    Welfare Management System shall expunge all information identifying the child
		    as a recipient of child protective services no later than three months after
		    the child's 18th birthday. This process shall include the expungement of the
		    name of the child who is the subject of the report.
(b) Where preventive services are provided
		    for a child or children and the family pursuant to section 409-a  of the Social Services Law, the
		    Welfare Management System shall expunge all information identifying that the
		    child or children and the family received preventive services, within three
		    months after the 18th birthday of the youngest child in receipt of preventive
		    services. This process shall include the expungement of the name of the child
		    and the family members in receipt of preventive services.
(c) Where a person either was or presently is
		    in receipt of services in addition to child protective services and/or
		    preventive services, the Welfare Management System shall retain identifying
		    information on those other services, including the name of the recipient, but
		    shall not reflect the providing of child protective services and/or preventive
		    services past the dates set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this
		    section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter G - Statistics › Part 655 - Welfare Management System › Section 655.3 - Reimbursement for parallel processing

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Administrative expenditures related to the operation of
			 client eligibility systems which constitute parallel processing of the Welfare
			 Management System will not be reimbursable in any social services district. For
			 the purposes of this regulation, the activities of local social services
			 districts which may be construed to be "parallel processing" include, but are
			 not limited to, the following tasks:
(a) preparation of a local equivalent
		    authorization document for each client transaction for input into a local
		    system;
(b) pre-edit procedures and
		    document comparison to attempt system synchronization;
(c) entry of data into a duplicative
		    system;
(d) maintenance of paper
		    files to accommodate the local authorization system; and
(e) hardware and software maintenance costs
		    associated with duplicative systems.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 674 - General Provisions › Section 674.1 - Political activity

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State and local social services officials and employees are
			 permitted to engage in political activity except as proscribed, where
			 applicable, under the Federal Hatch Act (5
			 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), section
			 107 of the Civil Service Law, Executive
			 Order No. 3 or any subsequent, superseding executive order, and other such
			 provisions of the law which restrict the political activities of public
			 employees or officers.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 675 - Duties And Responsibilities With Respect To Reimbursement On Personnel › Section 675.1 - Local personnel, reimbursement by the State

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The department will reimburse social services districts on
			 the salaries of employees whose positions are deemed necessary and whose
			 qualifications conform to standards established by civil service specifications
			 and department regulations. If a local social services department proposes to
			 establish a position for which there are no qualifications established by civil
			 service specifications and department regulations, the local social services
			 department shall submit, prior to establishing such new position, temporary or
			 interim qualifications for such position for approval by the New York State
			 Department of Social Services.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 676 - Personal History Summary › Section 676.1 - Application for employment

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All applicants for positions must complete an application
			 for employment and a statement of qualifications on form DSS-800 or MSD-330 to
			 be kept on file in the local social services department for a period of not
			 less than one year, except that the application for employment of any person
			 actually employed shall be retained in the permanent personnel record of such
			 employee in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 677 - Maintenance Of Personnel Information › Section 677.1 - Maintenance of records

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Local social services departments shall maintain personnel
			 records on such matters and in such form as may be prescribed from time to time
			 by the New York State Department of Social Services.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 678 - Personnel Policies › Section 678.1 - Military leave

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Salary payments made to individuals entitled to be paid
			 while on military leave are subject to reimbursement.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 678 - Personnel Policies › Section 678.2 - Paid educational leave

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[Additional statutory authority: Social Services Law,
			 §§30, 31 ]
(a) Persons
		    covered. Persons with permanent or probationary status shall be eligible to
		    apply for educational leave. The fields of study be such as to improve the
		    individual's performance of his duties. On induction into the local department
		    each employee shall be informed in writing of the salient features of the
		    educational leave program. In addition, there shall be an annual posting in the
		    local department regarding the educational leave program of the local
		    department for the benefit of all employees.
(b) Purpose, extent, financial provisions of
		    educational leave.
(1) Educational leave may
		    be granted on a full-time, part-time or block time basis for a specific
		    education program as approved by the department.
(2) The period of time for which educational
		    leave is granted shall be subject to determination by the appropriate local
		    and/or State authorities with the approval of the State Department of Social
		    Services.
(3) Each educational
		    leave grant shall be for no more than one academic year.
(4) The grant for educational leave may
		    include salary, school tuition, certain fees, and some travel. The continued
		    salary shall not be less than when the grant became effective and not more than
		    it would have been in regular employment. Tuition and fees shall be paid
		    directly to the school. Travel expense shall be reimbursable to the
		    employee.
(5) For those awards
		    granted under Priority I designation, full tuition, specified fees, certain
		    travel, and continued salary shall be furnished.
(6) For those awards granted under Priority
		    II, full salary shall be furnished.
(7) For those awards granted under Priority
		    III, full tuition shall be reimbursed the awardee upon successful completion of
		    the approved education program.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 678 - Personnel Policies › Section 678.3 - Tuition reimbursement program

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[Additional statutory authority: Social Services Law,
			 §31 ]
(a) Policy. The department
		    shall provide reimbursement for specified expenses incurred in connection with
		    approved educational and training activities completed by employees of the
		    department and of local social services departments when special allocation to
		    the district for these purposes has not been made.
(b) Persons covered. Any employee of the
		    State Department of Social Services or of a local social services department
		    who holds a permanent or provisional appointment and who has had a minimum of
		    six months' work experience in the department, or district shall be eligible to
		    apply for participation in the tuition reimbursement program. Selections shall
		    be made within the limitations of available funds and shall be based upon
		    department objectives, goals and needs.
(c) Classifications.
(1) The tuition reimbursement program shall
		    include courses, institutes, seminars, workshops and other ancillary training
		    and educational activities on a part-time educational leave basis. These
		    courses and training activities shall be classified as follows:
(i) First priority shall be given to courses
		    and training activities which are deemed necessary by the department for the
		    employee to properly fulfill the requirements of his present job. All necessary
		    expenses shall be reimbursable.
(ii) Second priority shall be given to
		    job-related courses and training activities which are deemed beneficial or
		    desirable by the department and will enhance the effectiveness of an employee
		    in fulfilling his present work assignment. Reimbursement upon successful
		    completion shall be limited to registration, tuition and related
		    fees.
(iii) Third priority shall be
		    given to courses and training activities which are deemed desirable by the
		    department for an employee's career development. Reimbursement upon successful
		    completion shall be limited to registration, tuition and related
		    fees.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 678 - Personnel Policies › Section 678.4 - General prohibition on the bearing of firearms and carrying of explosive devices

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(a)
		    Definitions.
(1) When used in the following
		    sections relating to the bearing of firearms, the term firearm shall mean any
		    pistol, revolver, shotgun or other firearm which may be concealed upon the
		    person.
(2) When used in the
		    following sections relating to presence on the premises of the State Department
		    of Social Services or of any local social services department, the term
		    premises shall mean only those rooms or portions of buildings actually utilized
		    as business offices by the Department of Social Services or by a local social
		    services department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.1 - Definitions

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When used in the following sections relating to minimum
			 qualifications, local social services commissioner includes any title by which
			 the chief executive officer of the social services department of a social
			 services district is referred to, who is charged with the responsibility of
			 administering public assistance and care as defined in the Social Services
			 Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.2 - Groups of social services districts

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(a) For the purpose of prescribing minimum
		    qualifications for appointment of local social services commissioners,
		    differentiated on the basis of their relative responsibilities, the social
		    services districts of the State are hereby divided into four groups as follows:
(1) Group I. Social services districts having
		    a caseload of less than 1,000 cases;
(2) Group II. Social services districts
		    having a caseload of 1,000 but less than 5,000 cases;
(3) Group III. Social services districts
		    having a caseload of 5,000 but less than 50,000 cases; and
(4) Group IV. Social services districts
		    having a caseload of 50,000 cases and over.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.3 - Commissioners of districts in Group I: minimum qualifications required for appointment

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Candidates shall have the following minimum training and
			 experience:
(a) Training. Graduation
		    from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree for a
		    four-year course of study, and
(b)
		    Experience.
(1) Four years of satisfactory
		    full-time paid experience in a health, education, or social agency, two years
		    of which must have been in a satisfactory administrative or supervisory
		    capacity, or
(2) Four years of
		    responsible full-time paid experience in an administrative or management
		    position, where there is a responsibility for planning, directing, and
		    co-ordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or
		    performing several separate functions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.4 - Commissioners of districts in Group II: minimum qualifications required for appointment

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Candidates shall have the following minimum training and
			 experience:
(a) Training. Graduation
		    from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree for a
		    four-year course of study and
(b)
		    Experience.
(1) Five years of satisfactory
		    full-time paid experience in a health, education, or social agency, three years
		    of which must have been in a satisfactory administrative or supervisory
		    capacity or
(2) Five years of
		    responsible full-time paid experience in an administrative or management
		    position, where there is responsibility for planning, directing, and
		    co-ordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or
		    performing several separate functions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.5 - Commissioners of districts in Group III: minimum qualifications required for appointment

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Candidates shall have the following minimum training and
			 experience:
(a) Training. Graduation
		    from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree for a
		    four-year course of study, and
(b)
		    Experience.
(1) Six years of satisfactory
		    full-time paid experience in a health, education, or social agency, four years
		    of which must have been in a satisfactory administrative or supervisory
		    capacity, or
(2) Six years of
		    responsible full-time paid experience in an administrative or management
		    position, where there is responsibility for planning, directing, and
		    co-ordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or
		    performing several separate functions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.6 - Commissioners of districts in Group IV: minimum qualifications required for appointment

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Candidates shall have the following minimum training and
			 experience:
(a) Training. Graduation
		    from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree for a
		    four-year course of study, and
(b)
		    Experience.
(1) Seven years of satisfactory
		    full-time paid experience in a health, education, or social agency, five years
		    of which must have been in a satisfactory administrative or supervisory
		    capacity, or
(2) Seven years of
		    responsible full-time paid experience in an administrative or management
		    position, where there is responsibility for planning, directing, and of
		    coordinating the work of a substantial staff working in several units or
		    performing several separate functions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.7 - Appointment of qualified persons

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No person shall be appointed or serve as a local social
			 services commissioner or deputy commissioner who does not meet the minimum
			 qualifications required for the position by the regulations of the department,
			 except
(a) for the person who
		    qualifies for commissioner pursuant to section 26 of chapter 1071 of the Laws
		    of 1965 by reason of having served in the position on December 31, 1965
		    and
(b) for the person nominated to
		    serve as acting commissioner pursuant to section 65  of the Social Services Law which
		    authorizes the appointment of any employee of a social services district as
		    acting commissioner for a period not exceeding one year, in the absence of
		    qualified candidates and subject to the approval of the State Commissioner of
		    Social Services.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.8 - Submission of qualifications

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(a)
		    Prior to the appointment of any person as a local social services commissioner,
		    or as an acting social services commissioner pursuant to section 65  of the Social Services Law, by the
		    appropriate county or city body or officer, such body or officer shall submit a
		    statement of his qualifications on form DSS-800, "Personal History Summary,"
		    and a statement summarizing the conditions which necessitate the request and
		    the efforts which have been made to find a person to fill the position of
		    commissioner to the State Commissioner of Social Services for
		    approval.
(b) Prior to the
		    appointment of any person as a local social services deputy commissioner, the
		    local commissioner shall submit a statement of his qualifications to the State
		    Commissioner of Social Services for approval.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.9 - Notice of qualification

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Within 10 days after the receipt of such statement or any
			 additional statement, the State commissioner shall notify the body or officer
			 or local commissioner in writing whether the prospective appointee does or does
			 not meet the minimum qualifications. If a prospective appointee does not meet
			 the qualifications, the written notification shall specify the particular
			 qualification or qualifications not met. In the case of a proposed acting
			 commissioner, the notification shall indicate approval or disapproval pursuant
			 to section 65  of the Social Services
			 Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 679 - Specifications For Local Social Services Commissioner And Deputy Social Services Commissioner › Section 679.10 - Deputy social services commissioner

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(a) General statement of duties. Under the
		    direction of the commissioner is responsible for the overall operation of a
		    local social services program in one of the social services districts in the
		    State; or directs specific local departmental functions as assigned; does
		    related work as required.
(b)
		    Distinguishing features of the class. This is primarily an administrative
		    position involving responsibility for the day-to-day operation of a local
		    social services department within the framework of the Social Services Law and
		    department regulations, and administrative policies established by the
		    commissioner. A deputy commissioner must effectively coordinate those local
		    departmental functions for which he has assigned responsibility. In the absence
		    of the commissioner a deputy may have complete charge of local department
		    operations and direction of personnel.
(c) Examples of work (illustrative only).
(1) Assists commissioner in preparation of
		    annual budget, maintenance of fiscal controls, and submission of financial
		    reports to local legislative body and the State Department of Social
		    Services;
(2) Assists commissioner
		    in recruitment and selection of personnel;
(3) Coordinates activities of the local
		    department to meet its goals and objectives;
(4) Reviews and approves all purchase orders
		    for the county home;
(5) Reviews
		    and approves all travel expenses;
(6) Assists commissioner in program
		    development and in formulation of local department policy;
(7) Oversees the administration of
		    comprehensive staff development program for all employees in the local
		    department;
(8) Assists the
		    commissioner in the public relation aspects of the program and in interpreting
		    the work of the local department to the community.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter H - Personnel › Part 680 - Specifications For Local Social Services Positions › Section 680.1 - Position specifications

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(a)
		    The State Department of Social Services and each local social service district
		    shall maintain current written position specifications for all paid and
		    volunteer positions established within the local social service
		    district.
(b) Position
		    specifications for local social service district positions shall contain as a
		    minimum:
(1) a position title;
(2) a list of typical work
		    activities;
(3) a statement of
		    knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics required for
		    satisfactory performance; and
(4)
		    the minimum training and/or experience qualifications of the
		    position.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter I - Acquisition Of Real Property For Department Purposes › Part 700 - Payments To An Owner Or Tenant Of Residential Property Or Commercial Property Upon Their Application For Allowance Of Moving Expenses In Vacating Property Acquired By The Department › Section 700.1 - Purpose

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The law stated above provides the commissioner, with the
			 approval of the director of the budget, shall establish and may amend
			 regulations authorizing the payment of reasonable and necessary moving expenses
			 of occupants of property acquired pursuant to this section, such payments not
			 to exceed $300 in the case of an owner or tenant of residential property and
			 $3000 in the case of an owner or tenant of commercial property. Such rules and
			 regulations may further define the terms used in this subdivision and may
			 provide for a schedule of payments in fixed amounts within the above
			 limitations, in lieu of payments of reasonable and necessary actual moving
			 expenses. Application for such payment shall be made to the commissioner upon
			 forms prescribed by him and shall be accompanied by such information and
			 evidence as the commissioner may require. Upon approval of such application,
			 the commissioner shall deliver a copy thereof to the comptroller together with
			 a certificate stating the amount due thereunder, and the amount so fixed shall
			 be paid out of the State treasury after audit by the comptroller from moneys
			 appropriated for the acquisition of property under this section. As used in
			 this subdivision "commercial property" shall include property owned by an
			 individual, family, business concern (including the operation of a farm) and a
			 nonprofit organization. The following sections shall apply to making relocation
			 payments to eligible persons for their moving expenses caused by their
			 displacement from real property acquired pursuant to such
			 law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter I - Acquisition Of Real Property For Department Purposes › Part 700 - Payments To An Owner Or Tenant Of Residential Property Or Commercial Property Upon Their Application For Allowance Of Moving Expenses In Vacating Property Acquired By The Department › Section 700.3 - General provisions

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Application for payment of moving expenses shall be made
			 upon forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by such
			 information and evidence as he may require and payment of such will be made to
			 eligible persons under the circumstances and to the extent set forth
			 below:
(a) General provisions
		    applicable to both residential and commercial moves.
(1) When there has been an approval of a
		    property acquisition program and property appropriation maps have been filed in
		    the Department of State and the occupant of the property has been notified of
		    such pending acquisition by the State or an agreement of purchase has been
		    executed by the property owner and delivered to the State, the eligible persons
		    are authorized to proceed with the relocation.
(2) Moving expenses shall not include any
		    cost of construction or improvement at the new location to replace property for
		    which compensation was made in the acquisition of right of way.
(3) In case of a partial taking of right of
		    way by the State, removal from the area being acquired to a remainder area
		    shall be considered a relocation eligible for the collection of moving expenses
		    if removal of personal property of an eligible person is necessary.
(4) Moving expenses shall not include any
		    indirect losses or losses due to negligence.
(5) Where an eligible individual or family
		    occupy bona fide living quarters on the same premises as a business concern
		    (including the operation of a farm) or a nonprofit organization they may be
		    considered as a separate eligible person in determining the amount of payment
		    for residential moving costs.
(6)
		    After an eligible person has vacated the property, no moving expense payments
		    will thereafter be eligible to any party with respect to the subsequent
		    occupancy of the same property.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter I - Acquisition Of Real Property For Department Purposes › Part 700 - Payments To An Owner Or Tenant Of Residential Property Or Commercial Property Upon Their Application For Allowance Of Moving Expenses In Vacating Property Acquired By The Department › Section 700.4 - Fixed moving expenses for residential individuals and families

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(a) A flat fixed
		    sum will be allowed for moving expenses (provided application therefor is made
		    within six months of completion of move) based upon the terms and conditions of
		    all of this Part to eligible persons which shall cover all items and
		    incidentals necessary to the vacating of the premises acquired or being
		    acquired by the State, according to the following number of counted rooms from
		    which the individual or family moves:
Number of counted rooms
Amount
1
$ 45
1 1/2
54
2
63
2 1/2
72
3
81
3 1/2
88
4
95
4 1/2
102
5
108
5 1/2
115
6
122
6 1/2
129
7
135
7 1/2
142
8
149
8 1/2
156
9
162
9 1/2
169
10
176
10 1/2
$183
11
189
11 1/2
196
12
203
12 1/2
210
13
216
13 1/2
223
14
230
14 1/2
237
15
243
15 1/2
250
16
257
16 1/2
264
17
270
17 1/2
277
18
284
18 1/2
291
19
297
19 1/2 and over
300
(b) Tenants in furnished rooms, furnished
		    apartments, and housetrailers where the principal household furniture and
		    equipment is owned by the operator of such a facility and when such tenant
		    furnishes and uses in such facilities a nominal amount of his own household
		    equipment, under such circumstances an individual upon proper application and
		    verification of the claim will be paid $10 upon vacating the premises and two
		    or more persons occupying such facilities as a family and who own and use a
		    nominal amount of their own furniture and household equipment will be paid $20
		    upon vacating the facility.
(c)
		    When a trailer is owner occupied and it is affixed to the ground and determined
		    to be real property and compensated for in the acquisition as such, the owner
		    will be allowed the fixed sum of $50 for vacating and removing all of their own
		    personal effects that are not considered part of the realty.
(d) In the case of a typical trailer park,
		    where a trailer owner is "hitched" to the local water and electric supply and
		    occupies space on a weekly, monthly or term lease rental basis, such a trailer
		    owner when ordered to remove to clear the site of the project will be eligible
		    to collect the flat sum of $50 to move his entire trailer, equipment and
		    appurtenances from the premises.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter I - Acquisition Of Real Property For Department Purposes › Part 700 - Payments To An Owner Or Tenant Of Residential Property Or Commercial Property Upon Their Application For Allowance Of Moving Expenses In Vacating Property Acquired By The Department › Section 700.5 - Actual moving expenses for business concerns

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Moving expenses for business concerns, nonprofit
			 organizations and operation of a farm will be on actual costs based upon
			 receipted bills from recognized movers or in the case of an owner or tenant
			 performing the moving himself, it would be on an actual cost of hiring
			 equipment and personnel at prevailing rates in the community for that type of
			 equipment and personnel. All books and records kept by the owner or tenant
			 shall be subject to review and audit by a State representative during
			 reasonable business hours all of which shall be documented in forms agreeable
			 to the commissioner. Such moving costs shall not include the moving of any
			 fixtures or equipment that were considered as part of the realty in the
			 acquisition of the premises and likewise such costs shall not include any
			 charges at the new location for electric wiring or plumbing nor for the
			 remodeling, redecorating or reinforcing of the new structure to accommodate the
			 equipment or stock of the individual business concern, nonprofit organization
			 or in the operation of a farm. Whenever moving is performed by a licensed mover
			 operating under regulatory authority, the amount paid as reimbursement for
			 actual moving expenses shall not be in excess of the tariffs filed by such
			 mover with either the Interstate Commerce Commission or the State Public
			 Service Commission as the case may be.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Part 725 - Pension Plan For Blind Vending Stand Operators › Section 725.1 - Authority to establish

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The commission for the visually handicapped is authorized
			 to establish, upon the approval of the commissioner, a pension plan for blind
			 vending stand operators in accordance with the provisions of this Part and all
			 other applicable provisions of law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Part 725 - Pension Plan For Blind Vending Stand Operators › Section 725.2 - Definitions

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(a) Blind vending
		    stand operator shall mean any blind or visually handicapped person who is a
		    participating member in the commission's vending stand program and who operates
		    a vending stand in any building under a license from the commission. Such term
		    shall also include any blind or visually handicapped employee of a blind
		    vending stand operator who is a participating member in the vending stand
		    program.
(b) Board shall mean the
		    board of trustees of the plan.
(c)
		    Commission shall mean the commission for the visually handicapped.
(d) Commissioner shall mean the Commissioner
		    of the State Department of Social Services.
(e) Plan shall mean the pension plan proposed
		    by the commission to provide for retirement income of blind vending stand
		    operators, approved as may be required and in accordance with all applicable
		    provisions of law. Such term shall include the terms and conditions of any
		    trust executed by the commission for placing the principal of the pension in
		    trust and shall include the terms and conditions of any contract with an
		    insurance company for the administration of the plan.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Part 725 - Pension Plan For Blind Vending Stand Operators › Section 725.3 - Conditions

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(a) The plan shall be noncontributory on the part of the operators. All contributions to the pension fund shall be made by the commission which shall include an initial sum on assignment from the general purposes fund, a subfund of the vending stand program fund in the custody of the State Comptroller, limited to that portion of the general purposes fund derived from unassigned vending stand commissions from buildings owned or operated by the State of New York plus an annual sum, insofar as it may be available, on assignment from such general purposes fund, also limited to that portion of the general purposes fund derived from unassigned vending stand commissions from buildings owned or operated by the State of New York.
(b) All blind vending stand operators shall be eligible to participate in the plan in accordance with all of the terms and conditions of the plan.
(c) The plan shall be operative and effective only for so long as it will be entitled to tax exemption under the provisions of section 501(a) and be qualified under section  401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) All contributions from the general purposes fund or otherwise, necessary for the plan, shall be placed by the commission in trust, the trustees of which shall be staff employees of the commission, to be appointed by the director of the commission and to serve in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan. The director of the commission shall also serve as chairman of the board of trustees.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Part 725 - Pension Plan For Blind Vending Stand Operators › Section 725.4 - Administration

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(a) The board is
		    authorized to execute a contract with an insurance company, licensed by the
		    State Insurance Department, for such insurance company to administer the plan
		    in accordance with the terms and conditions therein, subject to all applicable
		    requirements of the State Insurance Law and of the State Insurance
		    Department.
(b) The board is
		    authorized to make such payments from the pension fund to such insurance
		    company as may be necessary to initiate and continue the proper execution and
		    administration of the plan.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter J - COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED › Part 725 - Pension Plan For Blind Vending Stand Operators › Section 725.5 - Termination

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The commission may terminate the plan at any time in
			 accordance with the provisions in the plan for termination, subject to approval
			 by the commissioner.