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Administrative Directives (ADM) are external policy statements designed to advise local service districts and voluntary agencies of policy and procedure which must be followed and require specific action.
Informational Letters (INF) are external policy statements that clarify or amplify existing procedures. They may provide general educational information, transmit a new brochure, distribute a revised list of contacts, or announce newly enacted Federal or State legislation.
These are shared with local districts and appropriate voluntary agencies.
Local Commissioners Memorandums (LCM) are external policy releases that transmit information to the local social service districts commissioners on specific topics. An LCM generally affects all local social services districts statewide. Information transmitted by an LCM may include notification of funding, statewide audit results, or instructions pertaining to existing program or administrative procedures.
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Administrative Directives
- 13-OCFS-ADM-10 Committee on Special Education Maintenance Rates for July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, for Out-of-State Residential Schools Approved by the New York State Education Department
- 13-OCFS-ADM-09 Justice Center Staff Exclusion List Clearance Requirements
- 13-OCFS-ADM-08 Revised Model Contract for Purchase of Foster Care Services Cancelled on August 27, 2015; replaced by 15-OCFS-ADM-14.
- 13-OCFS-ADM-07 Rest of State Domestic Violence State Aid Rates for January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013
- 13-OCFS-ADM-06 CSE Maintenance Rates for July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, for Out-of-State Residential Schools Approved by NYSED
- 13-OCFS-ADM-05 Notification to Prospective Adoptive Families of the Federal Adoption Tax Credit
- 13-OCFS-ADM-04 Maximum State Aid Rates for Foster Care Programs and Residential Programs for Committee on Special Education Placements - Effective Ju
- 13-OCFS-ADM-03 Implementation of the Detention Risk Assessment Instrument (DRAI)
- 13-OCFS-ADM-02 Safe Sleeping of Children in Child Welfare Cases
- 13-OCFS-ADM-01 Portable Device Security and Remote Access Guidance
Informational Letters
- 13-OCFS-INF-07 Council on Children and Families New Website - Coordinating Council on Children with Incarcerated Parents
- 13-OCFS-INF-06 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Update - The Uninterrupted Scholars Act
- 13-OCFS-INF-05 Protection of People with Special Needs Act and the Formation of the Justice Center and the Vulnerable Persons Central Register
- 13-OCFS-INF-04 Child Care Subsidy Program Improper Authorization for Payment Review
- 13-OCFS-INF-03 2013 Income Standards for the Child and Family Services Plan
- 13-OCFS-INF-02 Child Care and Development Fund Plan Guidelines
- 13-OCFS-INF-01 The Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Act and Building Competent Communities for Youth Suicide Prevention
Local Commissioner Memorandums
- 13-OCFS-LCM-15 Guidelines and Instructions for Preparing the Child and Family Services Plan Update
- 13-OCFS-LCM-14 Tuition Reimbursement for Educationally Handicapped Children Placed in Child Care Institutions or Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Youth for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 School Years
- 13-OCFS-LCM-13 2013-2014 Enhanced CPS Funds
- 13-OCFS-LCM-12 TANF Funding For Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services for 2013-2014 (Revised November 20, 2013)
- 13-OCFS-LCM-11 Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program $1,000,000 Set-Aside Funding Instructions (FFY 2012-13 and SFY 2013-14)
- 13-OCFS-LCM-10 Community Optional Preventive Services (COPS) Program FFY 2012-13 and SFY 2013-14 Funding and Claiming Instructions
- 13-OCFS-LCM-09 Federal Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Education and Training Voucher Program
- 13-OCFS-LCM-08 SFY 2013-14 Foster Care Block Grant Allocations (Rev. June 12, 2013)
- 13-OCFS-LCM-07 SFY 2013-14 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) Allocations
- 13-OCFS-LCM-06 New York State Child Care Block Grant Subsidy Program Allocations for State Fiscal Year 2013 - 2014
- 13-OCFS-LCM-05 Federal Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Independent Living Allocations
- 13-OCFS-LCM-04 Revised Client Notification Forms for Child Care Subsidy (Revised April 18, 2013)
- 13-OCFS-LCM-03 Information Security Awareness Training Requirement (Revised December 3, 2014)
- 13-OCFS-LCM-02 Federal Administration for Children and Families Final Report on the 2012 Title IV-E Primary Foster Care Eligibility Review
- 13-OCFS-LCM-01 Investigation and Determination of Sleep-Related Fatality and Injury CPS Reports