Section 165. Recipients authorized to work

Notwithstanding  any other
  provision of law,  a  social  services  official  may,  in  his  or  her
  discretion,  authorize  a recipient of safety net assistance to work and
  retain the income derived  therefrom  without  any  diminution  or  with
  partial  diminution  of  safety net assistance where such an arrangement
  would, in his or her opinion, lead to elimination of the recipient  from
  the  assistance  rolls  in a reasonable length of time. The commissioner
  shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this
  section.