New York Laws
Title 9-B - Public Assistance Employment Programs
335 - Assessments and Employability Plans for Certain Recipients in Households With Dependent Children.

(b) Where an assessment indicates that a participant who is not
subject to the education requirements of subdivision four of section
three hundred thirty-six-a of this title has not attained a basic
literacy level, the social services official shall encourage and may
require the participant to enter a program to achieve basic literacy or
high school equivalency or to enter such educational programs in
combination with other training activities consistent with the
employability plan.
(c) Where an assessment indicates that home visiting services would be
appropriate and beneficial to the public assistance household, and such
services are available, the local social services official shall
encourage the recipient to participate in such services. To the extent
that such participant is interested in receiving home visiting services,
the local social services official shall assign the participant to a
work activity in accordance with paragraph (f) or (m) of subdivision one
of section three hundred thirty-six of this title, where such home
visiting services shall count towards the individual's work requirements
as set forth in section three hundred thirty-five-b of this title.

3. Each applicant for or recipient of public assistance as described
herein must participate in an assessment as required by the social
services district in accordance with the conditions of this section.
Applicants who fail or refuse to participate with the requirements of
this section shall be ineligible for public assistance. Recipients who
fail or refuse to participate with the requirements of this section
shall be subject to the sanctions set forth in section three hundred
forty-two of this title.
4. A local social services official shall, pursuant to department
regulations developed in consultation with the department of education,
and the department of social services or its successor agencies use
designated trained staff or contract with providers having a
demonstrated effectiveness in performing assessments and developing
employability plans to perform assessments and develop employability
plans.
5. A social services district shall assign participants to activities
pursuant to their employability plans to the extent that child care is
guaranteed and other services as prescribed by section three hundred
thirty-two-a of this title and section four hundred ten-u of this
chapter are available. The district shall provide information to
participants orally and in writing, as appropriate, regarding child care
and the methods of payment therefor. Such information shall be
sufficient for participants to make an informed decision regarding child
care.
6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a social
services official from providing an assessment more detailed or
comprehensive than the requirements set forth in this section.