TO:	Upstate Commissioners, TA Directors, Staff Development Coordinators, TOP Coordinators, CAP Coordinators

FROM: Patricia A. Stevens, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Temporary Assistance

SUBJECT:	TASB – Temporary Assistance Source Book Publication

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediately

CONTACT PERSON:  Central Team @1-800-433-8859, extension 4-9344

The Temporary Assistance Source Book (TASB) has been published on the OTDA intranet site.  The TASB can be accessed by clicking on the following link: http://sdssnet5/dta/TASB.pdf.  Districts that have CentraPort access will find a link to the TASB on the CentraPort home page under “Resources”.  It has also been published on the OTDA Internet site: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/otda/ta/TASB1.pdf . 

The following instructions will assist you in navigating through this document:

By clicking on a TASB Chapter or section it will bring you to the Table of Contents, then click on whatever heading you would like to access.   This will bring you to that particular area in the Source Book.  This document also contains hyperlinks to other areas referenced within the document, as well as hyperlinks to Forms and Policy Directives.  These hyperlinks are identified by blue underlined print.  Clicking on any hyperlink will bring you to the area or document referenced.

You can also navigate through the TASB by using the arrows below the menu bar on the top of the screen.  By placing your cursor on the arrow,  it will identify whether it will bring you back to the first page in the document, the previous page, the next page, or the last page.  It will also specify whether it will bring you to the previous view or the next view.  By clicking on the arrow of your choice, it will bring you to your destination within the document.

When clicking on a link that brings you to a policy directive or a form, to exit that document, simply close that screen and it will bring you back to the Source Book. 

If you intend to duplex print this document (front and back), it is formatted in a way to accommodate being placed in a binder.   A hard-copy version of the source book will no longer be supported and districts will not receive any future hard-copy updates.

In the future when policy changes occur and are incorporated in the TASB, the new or changed information will be identified by change marks ( | ) in the margin of the pages that have been changed.  These pages can then be printed. 

If you have any problems or comments, you may contact the Central Team at the number listed above.