§ 3-03 Standards for Evaluating Employment Training Programs.
RCNY § 3-03
(a)To be approved as an employment training program for which a public assistance recipient may receive training-related expenses, or a full or partial exemption from requirements to participate in other OES work-related activities, a vocational training program must meet the following conditions: (1) (i) It is licensed by the New York State Education Department, or is sponsored by a government agency, and (ii) It is enrolled with and approved by the New York State Department of Social Services, in accordance with the requirements of that Department.
(2)It furnishes to OES documentation of enrollment, attendance, and satisfactory progress of each public assistance recipient enrolled in its program who is receiving training-related expenses or is receiving an exemption from other OES work-related activities. Such documentation shall be in a form satisfactory to OES.
(3)It shall establish, and report to OES, a scheduled date of completion for each public assistance recipient enrolled in its program. The completion date shall not be later than two years from the date of enrollment of any public assistance recipient, except as may otherwise be required pursuant to applicable law. This requirement shall apply with respect to public assistance recipients who enroll on or after May 1, 1996 and to recipients who have enrolled prior to such date and are continuing their studies in the program as of that date.
(4)If it has been subject to an employment placement rate review, as described in 68 RCNY § 3-04, it has a current Certificate of Approval Following Employment Placement Rate Review or a current Certificate of Conditional Approval Following Employment Placement Rate Review.
(b)To be approved as an employment training program for which a public assistance recipient may receive training-related expenses, or a full or partial exemption from requirements to participate in other OES work-related activities, a literacy program must meet the following conditions: (1) (i) It is licensed by the New York State Education Department, or is sponsored by a government agency, and (ii) It is enrolled with and approved by the New York State Department of Social Services, in accordance with the requirements of that Department.
(c)To be approved as an employment training program for which a public assistance recipient may receive training-related expenses, or a full or partial exemption from requirements to participate in other OES work-related activities, a job placement program must meet the following conditions: (1) (i) It is licensed by the New York State Education Department, or is sponsored by a government agency, and (ii) It is enrolled with and approved by the New York State Department of Social Services, in accordance with the requirements of that Department.
(d)To be approved as an employment training program for which a public assistance recipient may receive training-related expenses, or a full or partial exemption from requirements to participate in other OES work-related activities, an associate's degree or other post-secondary two-year degree program must meet the following conditions: (1) It is licensed by the New York State Education Department.
(5)If it has been subject to an employment placement rate review, as described in 68 RCNY § 3-04, it has a current Certificate of Approval Following Employment Placement Rate Review or a current Certificate of Conditional Approval Following Employment Placement Rate Review.
