ยง 344. Responsibility. 1. Each social services district shall be
responsible for providing family assistance, under this title, to
persons eligible therefor who reside in its territory. Temporary
absence, within or without the state, of such persons from such
territory, except as otherwise provided, shall not affect their
eligibility for such aid.
2. Aid shall be construed to include services, particularly those
services which may be necessary for each child in the light of the
particular home conditions and his or her other needs.
3. Each social services district shall administer the aid, care and
services provided under this title, in accordance with state and federal
requirements.
Structure New York Laws
Article 5 - Assistance and Care
Title 10 - Aid to Dependent Children
348 - Application for Family Assistance.
349-A - Procedures to Insure the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence.
349-B - Deserted, Abandoned and Out-of-Wedlock Children; Special Provisions.
350-J - Emergency Assistance to Needy Families With Children.
352 - Deserted or Abandoned Children; Special Provisions.
352-A - Children Born Out of Wedlock; Special Provisions.
355 - Rules, Regulations and Forms.
356 - Moneys to Be Provided by Counties and Cities; How Expended.
358 - Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.
358-A - Dependent Children in Foster Care.