Fair Hearing Resources - Glossary

• ALJs
  Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are also known as Hearing Officers. "Hearing officer means an attorney assigned by OAH to preside at hearings." 18 NYCRR § 358-2.13.
• aid-continuing
  "Aid continuing means the right to have public assistance, medical assistance, food stamp benefits or services continued unchanged until the fair hearing decision is issued." 18 NYCRR § 358-2.5.
• adequate notice
  Adequate notice must meet all of the requirements set forth in 18 NYCRR § 358-2.2.
• Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
  Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a program of cash assistance and services created by Title IV-A of the Social Security Act of 1935. See 42 U.S.C. former §§ 601-617 (1995). The AFDC program was repealed and replaced on August 21, 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), which created Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). See 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.
• AFDC
  Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a program of cash assistance and services created by Title IV-A of the Social Security Act of 1935. See 42 U.S.C. former §§ 601-617 (1995). The AFDC program was repealed and replaced on August 21, 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), which created Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). See 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.