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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-1 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAMS › Section 182-1.16 - State aid for runaway and homeless youth programs

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(a) In order
				  for programs to receive State aid, a runaway and homeless youth service plan
				  shall be developed by the county youth bureau in accordance with section 420  of
				  the Executive Law.
(b) Counties
				  having an approved runaway and homeless youth plan shall be entitled to
				  reimbursement by the state for up to 60 percent of the entire amount of those
				  expenditures necessary to operate its runaway and homeless youth programs and
				  to fund its runaway and homeless youth service coordinator positions, after
				  deductions are made for any Federal or additional State funds received or
				  allocated to such programs. Reimbursable expenditures may include the
				  following:
(1) staff salaries;
(2) fringe benefits;
(3) equipment;
(4) rental of operating space;
(5) utilities;
(6) insurance;
(7) youth transportation;
(8) shelter;
(9) food;
(10) clothing;
(11) supervision;
(12) individual, group and family counseling;
				  and
(13) medical and dental
				  care.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-1 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAMS › Section 182-1.17 - Runaway and homeless youth act advisory committee

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(a)
Function.
The advisory committee shall advise and make
					 recommendations to the division with regard to implementation of the Runaway
					 and Homeless Youth Act and division regulations promulgated pursuant thereto,
					 related legislation and policy initiatives, and the integration and
					 coordination of services provided by runaway and homeless youth
					 programs.
(b)
Membership.
Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the
					 director of the division. Youth bureau directors, runaway and homeless youth
					 service coordinators, individuals experienced in working with runaway and
					 homeless youth, individuals with other relevant experience and knowledge, and
ex officio
members representing Federal and state agencies
					 which impact runaway and homeless youth may be selected by the director of the
					 division to serve on the advisory committee.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-1 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAMS › Section 182-1.18 - Optional services

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(a) A runaway
				  and homeless youth crisis services program may provide services to homeless
				  young adults when authorized in the applicable municipality's approved
				  comprehensive plan.
(b) A
				  non-residential runaway and homeless youth crisis services program may provide
				  non-residential crisis intervention services to youth in need of such
				  services.
(c) A certified
				  residential runaway and homeless youth crisis services program may provide
				  non-residential crisis intervention services and may provide residential
				  respite services to youth for no more than 21 days, in accordance with
				  regulations of the office and section 735  of the Family Court Act.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-1 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAMS › Section 182-1.19 - Abuse, neglect and significant incidents

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Runaway and homeless youth residential facilities shall be
					 subject to and must comply with the requirements as set forth in 18 NYCRR Part
					 433 and any other applicable regulations including, but not limited to, 14
					 NYCRR Parts 703-704.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.1 - Policy

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Consistent with the requirements of this Subpart, each
					 transitional independent living support program shall provide or assist in
					 securing necessary services for homeless youth and, where appropriate, their
					 families. Programs shall be designed to protect homeless youth and to reunite
					 such youth with their parent, guardian or legal custodian whenever possible.
					 Programs shall provide, in conjunction with community and public agencies,
					 services designed to help homeless youth to progress from crisis care and
					 transitional care to independent living.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.2 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this Subpart the term:
(a)
Applicant
shall mean a
				  municipality, agency, or other duly incorporated organization requesting to
				  operate a transitional independent living support program.
(b)
Approval
shall mean that
				  a proposed non-residential program is found to be in compliance with the
				  requirements of this Subpart after submission to the office by the municipality
				  as part of its comprehensive plan.
(c)
Transitional independent living
				  support program
shall mean:
(1) any
				  non-residential program approved by the office after submission by the
				  municipality, as part of its comprehensive plan that provides supportive
				  services to enable homeless youth to progress from crisis care and transitional
				  care to independent living, in accordance with applicable regulations of the
				  office, or
(2) any residential
				  program established and operated to provide supportive services in accordance
				  with the regulations of the office to enable homeless youth to progress from
				  crisis care and transitional care to independent living; provided however, that
				  such a residential facility may serve homeless youth under the age of 16 only
				  when authorized under the applicable municipality's approved comprehensive plan
				  and the municipality provides, through its runaway and homeless youth service
				  coordinator or other designee, written notice, within 60 days, to the office of
				  the circumstances that made the provision of such shelter necessary, efforts
				  made by the program to find suitable alternative living arrangements for such
				  youth, and the outcome of such efforts.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.3 - Eligibility

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In order to qualify for office approval as a
					 non-residential program or office certification as a residential program, a
					 transitional independent living support program shall be:
(a) operated by an entity which is:
(1) properly incorporated in the State of New
				  York;
(2) fiscally sound;
				  and
(3) governed by a board of
				  directors who have experience and/or training in the legal, fiscal and service
				  aspects of youth programs;
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.5 - General requirements for transitional independent living support programs

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(a)
Location.
Programs shall be located in areas which are readily
					 accessible to homeless youth and families and the services available to
					 them.
(b)
Family
				  involvement.
Program staff shall encourage the participation of families
					 in the provision of services to youth, when appropriate.
(c)
Organizational structure.
Each program shall maintain a current description of its
					 organizational structure, including job descriptions and qualifications for all
					 program positions.
(d)
Staffing/supervision.
(1) The
				  director of each program shall provide sufficient and qualified staff and
				  volunteers, in order to ensure adequate coverage and supervision of youth in
				  accordance with specific program needs and population.
(2) Individual personnel files shall be
				  maintained for all program staff and volunteers.
(3) The director of each program shall
				  develop and implement procedures for the annual evaluation of all staff and
				  volunteers.
(4) The director of
				  each program shall develop a plan for adequate supervision of staff and
				  volunteers which is tailored to the specific population served and the type,
				  size and physical layout of the facility. In order to assure appropriate care
				  of youth, the plan shall include the following:
(i) staffing patterns and the rationale for
				  such patterns;
(ii) identification
				  of all supervisors of staff and volunteers, including the designation of
				  on-site supervisors; and
(iii) a
				  list of the qualifications and responsibilities of the supervisors.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.6 - Confidentiality

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(a) The
				  disclosure of records or files, in whole or in part, pertaining to youth who
				  are or have been in a transitional independent living support program, to any
				  person, agency or institution is prohibited. This provision shall not prohibit
				  the disclosure of information to appropriate state or local officials in
				  connection with a report of child abuse, neglect or maltreatment and any
				  investigation conducted pursuant to such report.
(b) Where necessary for the provision of
				  services to youth in program, information may be released only upon receipt of
				  written consent from the youth, including the following information:
(1) the youth's name;
(2) the name of the person authorized to
				  release the information;
(3) the
				  name of the person authorized to receive the information;
(4) the specific information to be
				  disclosed;
(5) the specific purpose
				  for release of the information;
(6)
				  the date, signature of the youth and the signature of at least one witness, who
				  may be an agency representative; and
(7) the period during which the consent for
				  release of information is effective.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.7 - Inspection and reporting

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(a) The
				  division and the county youth bureau responsible for program monitoring and
				  evaluation shall be provided with access to program sites, staff and
				  volunteers, records, files and other relevant information for purposes of
				  periodic inspection of the operation and adequacy of approved programs.
				  However, the county youth bureau shall only have access to child abuse and
				  maltreatment reports received from state or local authorities investigating
				  child abuse, neglect or maltreatment as permitted by the Social Services
				  Law.
(b) Each program director
				  shall report information and data to the division and the county youth bureau
				  responsible for program monitoring and evaluation upon request.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.8 - Certification of residential programs

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(a) In addition
				  to submitting to the office the information set forth in section
				  182-1.4 of this Subpart, applicants
				  proposing to operate residential transitional independent living support
				  programs shall obtain certification from the office of the residential
				  facility.
(b)
Certification
				  process.
(1) Inspection.
The division shall conduct an inspection of all proposed
					 residential facilities.
(2)
				  Issuance of operating certificate.
An operating certificate will be issued to the agency
					 proposing to operate a residential facility, upon verification by the division
					 that such facility is operated in compliance with all requirements of this
					 Subpart.
(3) Certificate.
Operating certificates shall not be transferable. The valid
					 operating certificate shall be prominently posted and accessible for
					 examination. The operating certificate shall be valid until such time as an
					 agency voluntarily terminates operation of a residential program or such
					 operating certificate is revoked by the division, pursuant to the procedures
					 set forth in this Subpart. Certificates shall be returned to the division
					 immediately upon termination of operation of a residential program.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.9 - Operation of residential programs

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Residential programs shall operate as follows:
(a)
Hours of operation.
Program staff shall be available to residents 24 hours per
					 day.
(b)
Intake.
Youth and families shall have access to services as soon as
					 possible, with minimal disruption to the regular operation of the program.
					 Programs shall not accept or retain any youth who:
(1) is likely to cause danger to
				  himself/herself or others or substantially interfere with the health, safety,
				  welfare or care of other residents;
(2) is in need of a level of medical, mental
				  health, nursing or other assistance that cannot be reasonably provided through
				  the resources available to the program; or
(3) consistently refuses to comply with the
				  policies, procedures and rules of the program, after all reasonable efforts are
				  made and documented by program staff to assist the youth in adjusting to
				  program requirements.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.10 - Physical plant requirements for residential facilities

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All certified residential facilities shall comply with the
					 physical plant requirements of this section.
(a)
General.
(1) The design and furnishings of the
				  residence shall promote a noninstitutional, homelike environment.
(2) A telephone shall be made available for
				  use by youth during reasonable hours, and access to such telephone shall be
				  monitored by program staff to ensure that all youth have equal opportunity to
				  make and receive telephone calls.
(3) Group and supported residences may be
				  located in the same building or on the same grounds as runaway and homeless
				  youth shelters, defined in Subpart 182-1 of this Part. Such programs, however,
				  must be physically separated and the following conditions must exist:
(i) separate direct care staff shall be
				  provided for each program;
(ii)
				  sleeping, dining, program and recreation areas shall be separately provided and
				  maintained; and
(iii) sites shall
				  be individually certified, including those operated by the same
				  agency.
(4) The
				  buildings and grounds of each residential facility shall be kept in a sanitary
				  and safe condition, to facilitate the physical and mental well-being and
				  comfort of youth.
(5) The building
				  which houses the residential facility shall be in compliance with all
				  applicable building, fire and health codes, and all relevant provisions of
				  state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
(6) All rooms shall be lighted and
				  ventilated.
(7) Unobstructed access
				  to exits shall be maintained at all times.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.11 - Prevention and remediation of child abuse and maltreatment in residential programs

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(a)
Reporting abuse, neglect and significant incidents.
Each director of a residential program shall ensure that
					 all employees, consultants, and volunteers are provided with written
					 information regarding the statutory requirements for reporting suspected
					 incidents of abuse, neglect and significant incidents.
(b)
Child abuse prevention plan.
Each residential program shall develop written procedures,
					 available onsite, for the protection of youth when there is reason to believe
					 an incident has occurred which would render a youth abused or neglected as
					 defined in section 488  of the Social Services Law. Such procedures shall
					 include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Notification.
Immediate notification of any reportable incident shall be
					 made to:
(i) the Vulnerable Persons'
				  Central Register;
(ii) local law
				  enforcement officials, if it appears likely that a crime has been committed
				  against a child, or confirm that such notification has already been made;
				  and
(iii) the office and the
				  program's administrative agency.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.12 - Variances from requirements of residential programs

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(a)
Standard.
Residential programs may apply to the office for a specific
					 exception to compliance with the requirements of this Subpart, where not
					 expressly prohibited by statute. The office may grant a variance, in its
					 discretion, only when doing so will not jeopardize the health, safety and
					 welfare of the youth in such program. Residential programs that are not funded
					 as part of any municipality's approved comprehensive plan may apply to the
					 office for variances related to the age of youth served or the length of time
					 youth may remain in such programs subject to the same limitations placed on
					 municipalities.
(b)
Permanent variance.
Application for a permanent variance may be made where a
					 program is unable to achieve compliance as required by this Subpart.
(c)
Temporary
				  variance.
Application for a temporary variance may be made where a
					 program is only temporarily unable to comply as required by this Subpart. A
					 temporary variance shall not be effective for more than one year after its
					 issuance.
(d)
Application.
The variance application shall include the
					 following:
(1) the specific rule,
				  regulation or provision that is the subject of the application;
(2) the specific reasons and facts supporting
				  the inability to comply; and
(3) if
				  applying for a temporary variance, a plan and timetable for achieving full
				  compliance with the rule, regulation or provision at issue.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.13 - Enforcement powers applicable to residential programs

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(a)
Powers.
(1) The division shall
				  exercise those powers authorized by the Social Services Law to enforce the
				  provisions of this Subpart. Any action taken by the division to enforce the
				  provisions of this Subpart shall be final.
(2) Consistent with the procedures set forth
				  in this section, the division may suspend, limit, or revoke a program's
				  operating certificate at any time for one or more violations of this Subpart.
				  The division shall notify the certificate holder, in writing, of the decision
				  to take such action, the reasons therefor, and the manner in which the
				  operating certificate is to be limited.
(3) The following limitations may be placed
				  on a program's operating certificate:
(i) a
				  limitation on the period of time for which such certificate remains effective,
				  contingent on a determination that specified violations have been corrected or
				  specified conditions have been met;
(ii) a limitation on the number of persons
				  for which such facility is authorized to provide care; or
(iii) a prohibition against the admission of
				  new residents after a specified date.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.14 - Designation and responsibilities of the runaway and homeless youth service coordinator

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(a) The county
				  youth bureau shall designate an individual with appropriate qualifications and
				  experience to serve as runaway and homeless youth service
				  coordinator.
(b) The county youth
				  bureau shall develop and maintain written procedures for the specific
				  responsibilities of the coordinator and shall monitor the coordinator's daily
				  functions with respect to the performance of such duties.
(c) The daily functions of the coordinator
				  shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) development and implementation of county
				  plans with the county youth bureau to improve services for runaway and homeless
				  youth and their families;
(2)
				  identification, assessment and monitoring of all available county resources for
				  runaway and homeless youth and their families;
(3) ensuring that a system is in place for
				  responding to inquiries concerning available shelter space, transportation and
				  services 24 hours per day;
(4)
				  ensuring that program youth have access to educational services, including
				  transportation; and
(5) when
				  designated by the municipality, after obtaining the information needed from the
				  residential transitional independent living support program, provide the 60-day
				  written notice to the office of any youth staying beyond the applicable length
				  of stay period as required under section
				  182-2.9(d)(3) of
				  this Subpart.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.15 - State aid for runaway and homeless youth programs

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(a) In order
				  for programs to receive state aid, a runaway and homeless youth service plan
				  shall be developed by the county youth bureau in accordance with section 420  of
				  the Executive Law.
(b) Counties
				  having an approved runaway and homeless youth service plan shall be entitled to
				  reimbursement by the State for up to 60 percent of the entire amount of those
				  expenditures necessary to operate its runaway and homeless youth programs and
				  to fund its runaway and homeless youth service coordinator positions, after
				  deductions are made for any Federal or additional state funds received or
				  allocated to such programs. Reimbursable expenditures may include the
				  following:
(1) staff salaries;
(2) fringe benefits;
(3) equipment;
(4) rental of operating space;
(5) utilities;
(6) insurance;
(7) youth transportation;
(8) shelter;
(9) food;
(10) clothing;
(11) supervision;
(12) individual, group and family counseling;
				  and
(13) medical and dental
				  care.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.16 - Runaway and homeless youth act advisory committee

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(a)
Function.
The advisory committee shall advise and make
					 recommendations to the division with regard to implementation of the Runaway
					 and Homeless Youth Act and division regulations promulgated pursuant thereto,
					 related legislation and policy initiatives and the integration and coordination
					 of services provided by runaway and homeless youth programs.
(b)
Membership.
Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the
					 director of the division. Youth bureau directors, runaway and homeless youth
					 service coordinators, individuals experienced in working with runaway and
					 homeless youth, individuals with other relevant experience and knowledge, and
ex officio
members representing Federal and state agencies
					 which impact runaway and homeless youth may be selected by the director of the
					 division to serve on the advisory committee.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.17 - Optional services

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(a) A
				  non-residential transitional independent living support program may provide
				  non-residential crisis intervention services to youth in need of such
				  services.
(b) A certified
				  residential transitional independent living support program may provide
				  non-residential crisis intervention services and residential respite services
				  to youth; provided however that residential respite services may be provided
				  for more than 21 days notwithstanding the limitations set forth in paragraph
				  (i) of subdivision (d) of section 735  of the Family Court Act.
(c) A certified residential transitional
				  independent living support program may provide residential services to homeless
				  youth under the age of 16 only when serving such youth is authorized under the
				  applicable municipality's approved comprehensive plan and the municipality
				  provides, through its runaway and homeless youth service coordinator or other
				  designee, written notice, within 60 days, to the office of the circumstances
				  that made the provision of shelter to each such youth necessary, efforts made
				  by the program to find suitable alternative living arrangements for such youth,
				  and the outcome of such efforts. If the office determines such shelter was
				  inappropriate, the office may instruct the program on how to seek a more
				  suitable alternative living arrangement.
(d) A transitional independent living support
				  program may provide services to homeless young adults when serving such youth
				  is authorized in the applicable municipality's approved comprehensive
				  plan.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 182 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS › Subpart 182-2 - RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH REGULATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMS › Section 182-2.18 - Abuse, neglect and significant incidents

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Runaway and homeless youth transitional independent living
					 support programs shall be subject to and must comply with the requirements as
					 set forth in 18 NYCRR Part 433 and any other applicable regulations including,
					 but not limited to, 14 NYCRR Parts 703-704.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.1 - Policy

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In accordance with section 504  of the Executive Law, the
				  Division for Youth shall determine the particular State institution in which a
				  youth to be placed with or committed to the division shall be cared for, based
				  upon evaluation of the youth and the level of placement or commitment permitted
				  by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.2 - Application

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This Part applies only to youth who are to be placed with or
				  committed to the custody of the Division for Youth who are held in a secure or
				  nonsecure detention facility awaiting admission to a Division for Youth
				  residential facility. This Part does not apply to youth placed with the
				  division pursuant to sections
				  353.3(4),
				  353.4 and 756(a)(iv) of the Family
				  Court Act, unless otherwise stated.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.3 - Definitions

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(a) Division shall
				mean the New York State Division for Youth.
(b) Detention facility shall mean a facility
				certified as a secure or nonsecure detention facility by the division pursuant
				to section 503  of the Executive Law.
(c) Commitment/committed to shall mean the
				transfer of a youth to the custody of the division pursuant to the Penal
				Law.
(d) Placement/placed with
				shall mean the transfer of a youth to the custody of the division pursuant to
				the Family Court Act.
(e) Admission
				shall mean the initial movement of a youth into a facility on a new court order
				of placement with or commitment to the division. Such new placement or
				commitment order shall not necessarily be for the youth's first placement with
				or commitment to the division.
(f)
				Readmission shall mean the entrance of a youth back into a facility following a
				transfer from such facility.
(g)
				Available capacity shall mean, for each division facility, budgeted capacity,
				with adjustments for lack of space due to such occurrences as renovation and
				repairs.
(h) Budgeted capacity
				shall mean the number of youth that can be accommodated by a division facility,
				as approved by the New York State Division of the Budget in accordance with
				State law. This capacity may be raised or lowered in case of an emergency and
				for only so long as the emergency exists.
(i) Evaluation shall mean the assessment of
				the service, safety and security needs of youth to be placed with or committed
				to the division, as well as the safety and security needs of staff and the
				public.
(j) Intake shall mean the
				first phase of division service for purposes of determining the appropriate
				facility for a youth.
(k) Facility
				shall mean any secure, limited secure or nonsecure division residential
				institution, any voluntary agency under contract to provide residential care
				for division youth and any program to which a youth may be assigned.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.4 - Intake process

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(a) The intake
				process shall consist of the steps described in this section which shall be
				completed prior to a youth's admission to a facility.
(b) Pursuant to section 507-b  of the
				Executive Law and section
				381.1 of the Family Court Act, the
				division must receive the orders of the placing or committing court and copies
				of the probation report and all other relevant evaluative records in possession
				of the court, detention facility, and probation departments relating to a
				youth, including but not limited to any diagnostic, educational, medical,
				psychological and psychiatric records, fingerprints, photographs, a certified
				copy of the sentence and presentence memoranda filed with the court, where
				applicable, and reports relating to assaults and other violent acts, and
				attempts at suicide or escape by the youth, prior to or upon admission to a
				facility.
(c) Upon receipt of the
				documentation described in subdivision (b) of this section, division staff
				shall develop a case record for the youth which shall contain basic information
				concerning the youth to be placed or committed, including but not limited to,
				name, address, parents' names, and the physical description of the
				youth.
(d) The division shall
				conduct an initial evaluation of the youth which shall consist of:
(1) a personal interview with the youth, the
				youth's parents and other significant parties, if possible;
(2) review of the probation report and other
				information provided by the court, detention facility and probation department;
				and
(3) analysis of the information
				provided pursuant to section 507-b  of the Executive Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.5 - Time of admission

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(a) A
				youth shall be admitted to a facility within 15 calendar days from the date of
				the placement order or 10 calendar days from the date of the order of
				commitment, provided that none of the restrictions in section
				183.6 of this Part are
				present.
(b) In the event that one
				or more restrictions in section
				183.6 of this Part are present, on
				the 15th day after the date of the order of placement or the 10th day after the
				date of the order of commitment, admission may be delayed only while such
				restriction exists. However, the youth shall be admitted to the facility before
				the 30th day after the date of the commitment or placement order, unless:
(1) there continues to exist a pending order
				of detention;
(2) placement or
				commitment papers described in section
				183.4 of this Part have not been
				delivered, even though the division has made its best efforts to get such
				papers;
(3) in the case of juvenile
				offenders, there exist exigent circumstances which would require further
				limited delay in a particular case. Such exigent circumstances shall not
				include lack of beds;
(4) a youth
				cannot be moved for medical reasons; or
(5) such transfer would be in contravention
				of State law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.6 - Restrictions on admissions

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Subject to the provisions of section
				  183.5 of this Part, the division
				  shall not be required to admit a youth:
(a) to any division operated facility which
				is at or beyond available capacity or any other facility which is at or beyond
				capacity;
(b) to a vacancy
				appropriate only for the opposite sex;
(c) to any facility designed to serve a
				specific age group if the youth does not fall within that age group;
(d) to a facility that is highly specialized
				which is inappropriate for the youth;
(e) to a facility which is not a highly
				specialized facility where a highly specialized facility is appropriate for the
				youth;
(f) to foster family homes.
				The capacity of foster family homes is subject to fluctuation and individual
				foster parents have the right to refuse youth referred to them for
				care;
(g) to any facility until the
				information necessary to complete the youth's initial evaluation has been
				gathered. However, the division shall use its best efforts to secure this
				information within the required time for admission to a facility; or
(h) where there exist exigent circumstances
				which would require a further limited delay in a particular case. Such exigent
				circumstances shall not include lack of beds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.7 - Notification of overstay of detention

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(a) The division shall provide written
				notification to the appropriate detention administrator and the legal
				representative of any youth held in detention beyond the 15th day after the
				date of the placement order or the 10th day after the date of the commitment
				order. Such notification shall include the youth's name and the reason or
				reasons for the delay in transfer. In any such case, at the request of the
				appropriate legal representative, the division shall make available to the
				representative all available assessment data.
(b) Where the division has actual knowledge
				of a youth to be placed with the division for replacement with an authorized
				agency, or for transfer to the Office of Mental Health or the Office of Mental
				Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, who is being held in detention
				beyond the 15th day following the date of the placement order, the division
				shall give notice of the overstay to the appropriate legal
				representative.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 183 - Admissions To Division Facilities › Section 183.8 - Records and reports

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(a) The
				division shall maintain and develop the following records and reports:
(1) a current list of all division facilities
				by level, including the budgeted and available capacities of each facility;
				and
(2) a weekly report showing the
				current population of every division facility in relation to its budgeted and
				available capacity.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.1 - Vocational education

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(a) For
				the purposes of this Part, vocational education shall mean a planned,
				systematic sequence of instruction or other activity on an individual or group
				basis under competent supervision which is designed to impart skills, knowledge
				or abilities for the welfare and rehabilitation of facility residents to
				prepare them for suitable employment. Vocational education should include
				specific individual learning objectives, usually in the form of performance
				objectives as well as some manner of monitoring and measuring the attainment of
				these objectives. In addition, a student/mentor relationship may be established
				which allows an expert to guide and direct participants.
(b) Vocational education program components
				include:
(1) vocational assessment--measures
				the level of youth employability and the preparedness for the world of work. An
				employability development plan is developed to enhance employability;
(2) job readiness instruction--a
				comprehensive curriculum to address and prepare youth for employment;
(3) vocational counseling;
(4) supportive services;
(5) career exploration/job
				sampling;
(6) occupational skills
				training; and
(7) on-the-job
				training/work experience.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.2 - Structured work experience program

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(a) This program provides exposure to a real
				life work environment available to selected participants of the vocational
				program. Participants may experience the relationship between work performance,
				rate of pay and the production of a finished, marketable product.
(b) Eligibility criteria:
(1) social security number, working papers,
				if necessary;
(2) medical
				authorization to participate;
(3)
				completion of vocational program components (1) through (6) (section
				184.1[b][1]-[6]);
				and
(4) participation must be
				appropriate for the youth.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.3 - Sale of products

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The Director of the Division for Youth and the
				  superintendents, directors and officials of division facilities are authorized
				  to sell the projects resulting from the vocational and avocational education of
				  the residents. The products may be sold through direct agreements in the public
				  sector in accordance with section
				  184.4 of this Part and product
				  marketing and order solicitation in the private sector.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.4 - Contractual authorization

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The Director of the Division for Youth or his designee is
				  authorized to enter into contracts with State agencies, political subdivisions
				  and public benefit corporations for the sale of products resulting from the
				  vocational education of residents, provided that such products are not
				  available to the purchasing entity under a centralized contract and the sale
				  does not exceed monetary limits established by statute or by any such entity
				  which would mandate competitive bidding for the purchase of such
				  product.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.5 - Vocational education fund

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(a)
				The Director of the Division for Youth is authorized to establish a vocational
				education fund and may authorize the superintendent or director of any division
				facility to establish a vocational education fund for the receipt of proceeds
				from products sold by one or more residents incident to an avocational or
				vocational project approved by the director.
(b) Disbursement of proceeds. Monies of the
				fund shall be disbursed as follows:
(1) an
				amount equal to the proceeds from the sale of the product produced by one
				resident may be deposited to the account of such resident;
(2) an amount equal to the proceeds from the
				sale of a product produced by two or more residents may be divided equally
				among such residents and deposited to their respective accounts; or
(3) in cases where vocational or avocational
				products or projects involve the participation of a group of residents and the
				contribution of individual residents cannot be identified, proceeds from such
				products or projects shall be deposited in the vocational education fund for
				disbursement for the general benefit of the facility residents.
In determining the amount of the proceeds from a sale of a
				  product that may be deposited to the account of a resident, the Director of the
				  Division for Youth shall provide for a deduction from the sum of the proceeds
				  for reasonable expenses, including, but not limited to, the value of materials
				  and supplies for the production of the product. The amount deducted from such
				  expenses shall be kept on deposit in the vocational education fund and expended
				  to pay for services and expenses of operating self-sustaining vocational
				  education programs at Division for Youth facilities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.6 - Payments to youth for work on projects

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Payments to youth for work done on projects must be based on
				  a specific measuring unit--hours worked or pieces produced. Sufficient
				  documentation (i.e., timesheets, record of pieces produced, etc.) must be
				  provided to the business office before profits are distributed or wages paid.
				  All documentation must be signed by the appropriate vocational staff.
				  Timesheets are to be completed by the youth and certified as accurate by the
				  appropriate supervising staff. The timesheet must show the date, hours worked,
				  rate of pay, name of youth, contract, contract or project
				  number.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle E - Office of Children and Family Services › Part 184 - Vocational Education › Section 184.7 - Financial control

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Each participating facility shall establish and maintain a
				  financial recordkeeping system separate from other facility activities.
				  Accounting procedures shall be established and maintained to ensure fiscal and
				  program integrity. Records which must be maintained include:
(a) sales records and cash receipt
				control;
(b) inventory of products
				and supplies;
(c) youth money
				management plan; and
(d) sales tax
				records.