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

Section 385.9- Page 3 Rev. 4/2025 assigned is a calculation of allowable hours in a work activity and does not mean that such participant is receiving a wage for the performance of such activities. The participant is not working off the grant, but is engaged in work activities as an element of his or her plan to become self-sufficient. For purposes of calculating the participation rate, recipients who are acting as foster parents for children are deemed engaged in community service to the extent they are actually providing care for such children; 8) vocational educational training as time limited by Federal law and pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section; 9) job skills training directly related to employment; 10) education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not yet received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency; 11) satisfactory attendance at secondary school or a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalency in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such certificate; 12) provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in community service; 13) job search and job readiness assistance once the individual has exceeded the six week limit set in Federal law in accordance with paragraph (6) of this section; 14) educational activities pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section; and 15) other activities set forth in a local district plan. b) Additional Provisions: 1) No participant shall be required to provide child care services as a work activity described in this part unless the participant expressly requests in writing to provide such services. 2) Social services districts may enter into agreements with public and private employment agencies to assist recipients of public assistance to find jobs. 3) No participant shall in any case be required to engage in assigned activities for more than forty hours in any week. 4) A non-graduate degree student who is participating in a work-study, internship, externship, or other work placement that is part of the curriculum of a student approved for participation by the City University of New York (CUNY), the State University of New York (SUNY), another degree granting institution, or any other education, training or vocational rehabilitation agency approved by the state or social services district, shall not be unreasonably denied the ability to participate in such program as a work activity assignment made in accordance with the provisions of this Part. A social services district may deny such participation based upon consideration of factors including, but not limited to: i) the determination that the student voluntarily quit a job or reduced earnings to qualify for initial or increased public assistance as determined in accordance with section 385.13 of this Part;