N.Y. Social Services Law § 333: Local plans and requirements

§ 333. Local plans and requirements. Each social services district

shall submit to the commissioner for approval a biennial plan for the

provision of education, work, training and supportive services related

to the operation of work activity programs pursuant to this title.

Such plan shall be developed in cooperation and coordination with

public and private education institutions, child care providers, child

care resource and referral agencies if available in the district, labor

unions, libraries, public and private employers, employment and training

agencies and organizations, and private industry councils established in

service delivery areas defined in subdivision five of section nine

hundred seventy-one of the executive law.

Such plan shall be generally available to the public for review and

comment for a period of thirty days prior to submission to the

commissioner. In accordance with department regulations and consistent

with federal law and regulations, such plan shall include, but not be

limited to, the following:

1. Estimates of the number of participants to be served;

2. A description of available supportive services as prescribed by

section three hundred thirty-two-a of this title;

3. A description of the available activities under this title and the

estimated capacity of such activities;

4. A description of the district's plan to meet federal requirements

regarding participation and the district's criteria established pursuant

to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section three

hundred thirty-two of this title;

5. A list of education and training providers, such as job training

partnership act agencies, educational agencies and other public agencies

or private organizations with which the district expects to enter into

agreements or contracts with a description of such contracts;

6. A description of the orientation to be provided to participants

pursuant to section three hundred thirty-four of this title;

7. A description of the assessment tools chosen and the employee

qualifications, district administrative unit or contracting entity that

will be responsible for the assessments and the development of the

employability plans;

8. A description of the conciliation procedures to be made available

to participants pursuant to section three hundred forty-one of this

title; and

9. Such additional information as is necessary to comply with federal

requirements and to provide the report required under section three

hundred thirty-nine of this title.