AGENCY TESTIMONY
Legal and regulatory framework for HRA operations
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Scott French explains the legal and regulatory framework within which HRA operates, highlighting the various levels of oversight and compliance requirements. This framework influences HRA's policies and procedures, including those related to mandatory engagement and sanctions.
- HRA must adhere to an extensive body of federal and New York state laws, rules, and regulations
- The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) oversees HRA's operations and provides directives
- This framework sets the context for policies such as mandatory engagement and sanctions
Scott French
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I turn now to the larger legal and regulatory framework in which HRA operates and the impacts on the return to mandatory engagement.
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HRA operates in a legal and regulatory framework that obligates us to adhere to an extensive body of federal and New York state laws, rules, and regulations.
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In addition to the oversight at the city level, the New York State Office of Temporary And Disability Assistance, OTDA, oversees our operations and provides directives.
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That serves as important context for the return to mandatory engagement and the imposition of sanctions on clients who do not meet federal and state standards for engagement.
