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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual

Section 385.6 – Page 3 Rev. 4/2025 5) The social services official shall offer the option and may require a nonexempt recipient who has achieved a basic literacy level as defined in subparagraph (4)(i) of this subdivision, but has not attained a high school diploma or the equivalent and who is not subject to the educational requirements of section 385.9 of this Part to enroll in an educational program designed to improve the individual's literacy level and/or prepare the individual for attainment of a high school diploma or the equivalent in combination with other work activities as appropriate. Any such assignment shall be consistent with the employability plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section. 6) An applicant or recipient may be assigned to work activities in accordance with the provisions of this Part prior to the completion of an assessment. 7) Applicants and recipients are required to participate in an assessment as assigned by the social services official. i) An applicant who fails to comply with assessment requirements shall be ineligible for public assistance, provided, however, that the term applicant means the entire public assistance applicant household. ii) A recipient who fails to comply with assessment requirements shall be subject to the provisions of sections 385.11 and 385.12 of this Part. 8) Where an assessment indicates that home visiting services would be appropriate and beneficial to the recipient, and such services are available, the 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 social services official shall assign the participant to a work activity in accordance with paragraph (6) or (13) of subdivision (a) of section 385.9 of this Part, where such home visiting services shall count towards the individual's work requirement hours. b) Employability plan 1) i) Based upon the assessment required pursuant to this section, an employability plan shall be developed in writing and in consultation with the recipient, which shall set forth: (a) the services which the district will provide, including child care; (b) the work activities to which the recipient will be assigned; (c) the recipient's employment goal, which shall reflect, to the extent possible, the recipient's preferences to the extent they are consistent with the assessment; ii) In developing the plan, the social services official shall take into account: (a) the recipient's supportive services needs;