§ 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.