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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.7 – Page 3 Rev. 4/2025 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 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. a) Employability plan 1) 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: i) services that will be provided, including supportive services; ii) work activities to which the individual will be assigned; and iii) the individual's employment goal. 2) The plan shall take into account the individual's: i) supportive service needs; ii) available program resources; iii) local employment opportunities; and iv) if the recipient is assigned to an education program, the appropriateness of the educational activity based on the assessment completed pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section and the recipient's liability for student loans, grants and scholarship awards; and v) the recipient's participation in prior education and training activities. 3) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subdivision, in developing an employability plan for an individual the social services official must consider the need of the social services district to meet State work activity participation rates before completing an individual's employability plan. 4) Participation in an educational and/or vocational training program, that includes but is not limited to, a two-year post-secondary degree program, which is necessary for the participant to attain their individual employment goal and is likely to lead to a degree or