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Laws & Policies
- Employment Policy Manual
- The material contained in this manual provides guidance to local social services staff in New York State regarding the proper application of work requirements for applicants and recipients of cash assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
- Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
- Freedom of Information Law Request
- Personal Privacy Protection Law Requests
- The law enables you to access and/or correct information on file which pertains to you.
- Requesting a Letter of Support
- Protocol for an Organization Requesting a Letter of Support from the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
- Service of Legal Papers on the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
- Protocol on how to make personal service upon OTDA or the OTDA Commissioner.
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Source Book
- The material contained in this manual provides guidance for local social services staff in New York State regarding the proper determination of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility.
- General Information System Messages (GIS)
- Provide immediate direction about current OTDA program policy and procedures to local social services districts (LSSD).
- NYS TANF Plan
- Provisions of OTDA’s Temporary Assistance for Need Family’s Program
- Policy Directives
- Provide local social services districts (LSSD) and other interested parties informed about current OTDA program policy and procedures impacting OTDA programs.
- Regulatory Agenda
- OTDA’s agenda for regulations that it is considering for publication in the State Register.
- Rule Review
- OTDA's list of rules that were reviewed last year and rules that will be reviewed this year.
- Notice of Proposed Settlement – SNAP Fair Hearings (Español)
- Notice of proposed settlement of class action concerning the timely issuance of decisions after fair hearings regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
- Notice of Proposed Settlement – SNAP Work Requirements (Español)
- Notice of proposed settlement of class action concerning notice of sanction for alleged failure to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Work Requirements
- Notice of Proposed Rule Making
- Limits on Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation
- Notice of Revised Rule Making (First Revision)
- Limits on Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation - Extension of Public Comment Period The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) published a revised proposal in the New York State Register on October 31, 2012 concerning limits on Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation. OTDA is extending the public comment period for the revised proposal because of the disruptions to many providers caused by Hurricane Sandy from Friday, November 30, 2012 to close of business on Friday, December 14, 2012.
- Notice of Revised Rule Making (Second Revision)
- Limits on Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation - The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance published a revised proposal in the New York State Register on March 13, 2013 concerning limits on Administrative Expenses and Executive Compensation.
- New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR)
- The NYCRR primarily contains state agency rules and regulations adopted under the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). Title 18 of the NYCRR contains codes, rules and regulations for social services.
- Assistance with Regulatory Compliance
- Contact information for obtaining assistance with regulatory compliance
- Temporary Assistance Source Book
- The material contained in this manual provides guidance for local social services staff in New York State regarding the proper determination of cash assistance eligibility.
- Temporary Assistance Energy Manual
- The material contained in this manual provides guidance to local departments of social services in New York State who provide energy assistance to temporary assistance (TA) applicants/recipients and other households in need.
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