§ 341-a. Re-engagement; conciliation; refusal to participate. 1. The\nprovisions of this section shall apply to persons who are residents of a\ncity having a population of one million or more people.\n 2. (a) Consistent with federal law and regulations and this title, if\na participant has failed or refused to comply with the requirements of\nthis title and the district has determined that he or she is not exempt\nfrom such requirements and has verified that appropriate child care,\ntransportation, and accommodations for disability were in place at the\ntime of such failure or refusal, the social services district shall\nissue a re-engagement notice in plain language indicating that such\nfailure or refusal has taken place and of the right of such participant\nto avoid a pro-rata reduction in public assistance benefits through the\nre-engagement process. "Re-engagement process" shall mean the process\nthrough which a participant may avoid a pro-rata reduction in public\nassistance benefits by agreeing to comply with the requirements of this\ntitle consistent with any medical condition which may limit the\nindividual's ability to participate in work activities, by notifying the\ndistrict that he or she has become exempt from the requirements of this\ntitle, or by resolving the reasons for such failure or refusal at a\nconciliation conference. The notice shall indicate that the participant\nhas ten days to request re-engagement with the district. The notice\nshall indicate the specific instance or instances of willful refusal or\nfailure to comply without good cause with the requirements of this title\nand the necessary actions that must be taken to avoid a pro-rata\nreduction in public assistance benefits and the district has verified\nthat appropriate child care, transportation and accommodations for\ndisability were in place at the time of such failure or refusal.\n (1) If a participant chooses to avoid a pro-rata reduction in public\nassistance benefits through a conciliation conference, it will be the\nresponsibility of the participant to give reasons for such failure or\nrefusal. The re-engagement notice shall also include an explanation in\nplain language of what would constitute good cause for non-compliance\nand examples of acceptable forms of evidence that may warrant an\nexemption from work activities, including evidence of domestic violence,\nand physical or mental health limitations that may be provided at the\nconciliation conference to demonstrate such good cause for failure to\ncomply with the requirements of this title. Unless as part of the\nre-engagement process the participant does not agree to comply, has not\nbecome exempt or the district determines as a result of the conciliation\nconference that such failure or refusal was willful and without good\ncause, no further action shall be taken.\n (2) If the participant does not contact the district within ten days\nof the re-engagement notice, the district shall make a finding of\nwhether the alleged failure or refusal to comply was willful and without\ngood cause and shall consider any evidence in the possession of the\ndistrict indicating that the participant has good cause and if the\nparticipant is otherwise participating in work activities, there shall\nbe no finding of willfulness without good cause based on a single\nappointment or infraction.\n (b) If the district determines that such failure or refusal was\nwillful and without good cause, and that the individual is not exempt\nfrom the requirements of this title, the district shall notify such\nparticipant in writing, in plain language and in a manner distinct from\nany previous notice, by issuing ten days notice of its intent to\ndiscontinue or reduce assistance. Such notice shall include the reasons\nfor such determination, the specific instance or instances of willful\nrefusal or failure to comply without good cause with the requirements of\nthis title, shall verify that appropriate child care,
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