TO:	Commissioners, TA Directors; Doe v. Doar Contacts; TOP Coordinators

FROM:	Russell Sykes; Deputy Commissioner

SUBJECT:  Second Set of Conference Calls Regarding Necessary Action on Closed TA Cases Discussed in  07 ADM-06 Doe v. Doar – Unfavorable Appellate Court Decision on the Proration Policy transmitted in 04 ADM-05 “Temporary Assistance and Non-Temporary Assistance Mixed Households, Budgeting when the Family Includes an SSI Member”

EFFECTIVE DATE:  As stated in the schedule below	

CONTACT PERSON:  Temporary Assistance Bureau at 1-800-343-8859, extension 4-9344

In anticipation of questions and issues related to the implementation of the next phase of the Doe remediation, letters to closed cases and the subsequent required district action, the Center for Employment and Economic Supports (CEES) has scheduled a series of conference calls that will provide technical assistance to districts.

The conference calls will focus on the closed case process but will also be an opportunity for districts to discuss any issues related to the TA cases, active or closed, that require action.   

The call-in schedule and directions follow.  Due to line limitations, districts are asked to call in on their assigned times.  

Group One:  Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,  Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Orleans, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Schenectady, Schoharie,  Schuyler, Seneca,  Steuben, Tioga, Ulster,  and Warren   (29 districts)

Group Two:  Albany, Allegany, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Fulton, Genesee, Greene,  Madison,  Montgomery, Nassau,  Ontario,  Orange, Oswego, Saratoga, Suffolk, Sullivan,  Tompkins, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming and Yates (28 districts)

EVERY TUESDAY FOR TEN WEEKS
FIRST CALL JANUARY 8, 2008 – LAST CALL MARCH 11, 2008 

1:00 to 2:00:  Group One
2:30 to 3:30: Group Two 

Call-In Instructions

Each district can join in the conference at their respective date and time listed above.

Note:	due to call-in limitations, please only have one phone call per district (a speaker phone may be used for multiple district participants)

Call toll-free: 1-866-266-3697 or if local (518) 408-1500.

You will hear a welcome from the NYS Office of Technology and will be asked to enter your conferee code followed by the # sign.

The conferee code:
For Group One is 5507079 #
For Group Two is 8492199 #