§ 335-b. Mandatory work requirements. 1. Each social services district\nshall meet or exceed the minimum participation rate for recipients of\nassistance funded under the federal temporary assistance for needy\nfamilies program participating in work activities as specified below\nwith respect to families receiving such assistance. Each such district\nshall also meet or exceed the minimum participation rates for households\nin which there is an adult who is receiving safety net assistance. Work\nactivities for which such rates apply are described in section three\nhundred thirty-six of this title.\n (a) Such rate for all families receiving assistance funded under the\nfederal temporary assistance for needy families program shall be as\nfollows: for federal fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-seven,\ntwenty-five percent; nineteen hundred ninety-eight, thirty percent;\nnineteen hundred ninety-nine, thirty-five percent; two thousand, forty\npercent; two thousand one, forty-five percent; two thousand two and\nthereafter, fifty percent. Such rates shall apply unless the state is\nrequired to meet a different rate as imposed by the federal government,\nin which case such different rate shall apply in accordance with a\nmethodology approved by the commissioner of the office of temporary and\ndisability assistance.\n (b) Such rate for two-parent families receiving assistance funded\nunder the federal temporary assistance for needy families program shall\nbe as follows: for federal fiscal years nineteen hundred ninety-seven\nand nineteen hundred ninety-eight, seventy-five percent; nineteen\nhundred ninety-nine and thereafter, ninety percent. Such rate shall\napply unless the state is required to meet a different rate as imposed\nby the federal government, in which case such different rate shall apply\nin accordance with a methodology approved by the commissioner of the\noffice of temporary and disability assistance.\n (c) Such rate for households with dependent children in which there is\nan adult or minor head of household and which is receiving safety net\nassistance shall be fifty percent.\n (d) Calculation of participation rates. The commissioner of the office\nof temporary and disability assistance shall promulgate regulations\nwhich define the participation rate calculation. Such calculation for\nfamilies receiving assistance funded under the federal temporary\nassistance for needy families program pursuant to article IV-A of the\nsocial security act shall be consistent with that established in federal\nlaw.\n (e) Minimum work hours. In order for individuals to be included in the\nparticipation rates specified in this subdivision, such individuals must\nbe engaged in work as defined in title IV-A of the social security act\nand in this section for a minimum average weekly number of hours as\nspecified below.\n (i) For all families, if the month is in federal fiscal year: nineteen\nhundred ninety-seven and nineteen hundred ninety-eight, twenty hours per\nweek; nineteen hundred ninety-nine, twenty-five hours per week; two\nthousand and thereafter, thirty hours per week.\n (ii) For two-parent families or households without dependent children,\nin any federal or state fiscal year, thirty-five hours per week.\n (iii) In the case of a two-parent family receiving federally funded\nchild care assistance and a parent in the family is not disabled or\ncaring for a severely disabled child, the individual and the other\nparent in the family are participating in work activities for a total of\nat least fifty-five hours per week during the month, not fewer than\nfifty hours of which are attributable to activities described in\nparagraphs (a) through (h) and (l) of subdivision one of section three\nhundred thirty-six of this title.\n (f) Such rate for households without dependent children in which there\nis an adult or minor head of household and which is receiving safety net\nassistance shall be fifty percent.\n 2. Engaged in work for
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