Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 134.3 - Application assistance(a) All application assistants must:(1) successfully complete training provided by the program;(2) be an employee or volunteer of an application assistance provider;(3) agree to adhere to the policies, procedures and directions of the program.(b) Application assistant training shall be valid for two years.(c) The application assistant must agree not to discriminate against any client, or potential program participant, because of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or mental, physical or sensory disability.(d) An application assistant is not an employee or agent of the Department of State or the program. The application assistant will not hold herself or himself out as, or claim to be an officer or employee of the Department of State or the program simply because she or he is a program application assistant and will not make any claim, demand, or application to or for any right or privilege applicable to an officer or employee of the Department of State or the program.(e) No individual shall hold herself or himself out as, or claim to be an application assistant if he or she is no longer a volunteer of or employee of an application assistance provider;(f) No individual shall hold herself or himself out as, or claim to be an application assistant if it is determined by the program that he or she has failed to abide by any requirement in this section or has failed to act in accordance with written policies and procedures of the program.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 19 § 134.3