N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 182-1.15 - Designation and responsibilities of the runaway and homeless youth service coordinator

(a) The county youth bureau shall designate an individual with appropriate qualifications and experience to serve as runaway and homeless youth service coordinator.

(b) The county youth bureau shall develop and maintain written procedures for the specific responsibilities of the coordinator and shall monitor the coordinator's daily functions with respect to the performance of such duties.

(c) The daily functions of the coordinator shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

(1) development and implementation of municipal plans with the municipality, to improve services for runaway and homeless youth and their families;

(2) identification assessment and monitoring of all available municipal resources for runaway and homeless youth and their families;

(3) ensuring that a system is in place for responding to inquiries concerning available shelter space, transportation and services 24 hours per day;

(4) ensuring that program youth have access to educational services, including transportation;

(5) consideration of requests of runaway youth, who have appropriate written consent of their parents, guardian or legal custodian, to remain in runaway and homeless youth shelters beyond the applicable maximum length of stay period set forth in section 182-1.9(d)(3) of this Subpart;

(6) provision of written notification to the municipality of his or her approval for any youth to remain in a runaway and homeless youth shelter beyond the applicable maximum length of stay period set forth in section 182-1.9(d) of this Subpart; and

(7) when designated by the municipality, after obtaining the information needed from the residential runaway and homeless youth crisis services program, provide the 60-day written notice to the office of any youth staying beyond the applicable length of stay period as required under section 182-1.9(d)(5) of this Subpart.

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N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 182-1.15

Amended New York State Register December 23, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, eff. 12/23/2015 Amended New York State Register March 28, 2018/Volume XL, Issue 13, eff. 3/28/2018