2/17/10 N.Y. St. Reg. TDA-14-09-00009-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Repeal of section 350.4(a)(7) and amendment of section 350.4(b) and (c)(1) of Title 18 NYCRR.
Statutory authority:
Social Services Law, sections 20(3)(d), 34(3)(f) and 158(1)(a)
Subject:
Safety Net Assistance Application Supplement.
Purpose:
To eliminate the requirement that public assistance recipients complete a safety net assistance (SNA) application supplement to transition from federally funded assistance to SNA when they reach the State 60-month time limit for federally funded assistance.
Text or summary was published
in the April 8, 2009 issue of the Register, I.D. No. TDA-14-09-00009-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Jeanine Stander Behuniak, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, 40 North Pearl Street 16C, Albany, New York 12243-0001, (518) 474-9779, email:
Jeanine.Behuniak@otda.state.ny.usAssessment of Public Comment
During the public comment period for the proposed rule which eliminates the requirement that a Safety Net Assistance (SNA) application supplement be completed by able-bodied adults who want to receive SNA after reaching the State 60-month time limit for federally funded assistance, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) received a comment from one social services district.
Comment: The commentator opposed the proposed rule and stated that the SNA application supplement reinforces the concept of self-sufficiency and functions as an employability assessment tool.
Response: The OTDA disagrees with the comment. The SNA application supplement was an interim procedure to ensure that individuals who reached the 60-month time limit for federally funded assistance were eligible for continued assistance under the SNA program. Since the interim use of the SNA application supplement began, the OTDA has established policies and procedures that ensure program eligibility, reinforce self-sufficiency and assess employability. These safeguards have eliminated the need for the SNA application supplement.
