Section 45-F. Administration  


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  • 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and
      regulations  for  the  administration  of  this  title.  Such  rules and
      regulations shall include but not be limited  to  provisions  concerning
      eligibility  of not-for-profit corporations and charitable organizations
      for single room occupancy support project assistance,  funding  criteria
      and the funding determination process, supervision and evaluation of the
      contracting   corporations  and  organizations  and  any  other  matters
      consistent with the purposes of this title.
        2. The social services district, or the commissioner in  the  case  of
      direct   applications,   shall  provide  for  the  review,  at  periodic
      intervals, of the performance of  the  not-for-profit  corporations  and
      charitable organizations receiving financial assistance pursuant to this
      title.  Such  review  shall,  among  other things, be for the purpose of
      ascertaining  conformity  to  contractual  provisions,   the   financial
      integrity  and efficiency of the organizations and the evaluation of the
      project. Contracts entered into pursuant to this title may be terminated
      by the social services district, or the  commissioner  in  the  case  of
      direct  applications,  upon  a  finding of substantial nonperformance or
      other breach by the corporation or organization of its obligations under
      its contract.
        3. In order to further the purposes of this article,  social  services
      districts  shall,  in  accordance  with  regulations  promulgated by the
      department, undertake such efforts as may be necessary  and  practicable
      to  assist  eligible  residents  to  apply  for  and  obtain appropriate
      governmental assistance.
        4. The department, subject to the approval  of  the  director  of  the
      budget,  may  retain up to five percent of the total amount appropriated
      pursuant to this title in any fiscal year for administrative purposes.