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- Employment and Training Programs Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Programs Authorized Under Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)))
- a. General RequirementsThe State agency must prepare and submit an Employment and Training (E&T) Plan to its appropriate Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional Office. The E&T Plan must be available for public inspection at the State agency headquarters. A State agency may include its plan for the SNAP E&T program in a Combined Plan under WIOA but will require FNS approval prior to implementation and must continue to make a copy of the plan available for public inspection. If a State includes SNAP E&T in a Combined Plan under WIOA, the State agency will detail the following for each year covered by the Combined Plan:
- a. General Requirements
a. 10. The Organizational Relationship Between the Units Responsible for Certification and the Units Operating the E&t Components, Including Units of the Statewide Workforce Development System, if Available. Fns is Specifically Concerned That the Lines of Communication Be Efficient and That Noncompliance by the Participant Be Reported to the Certification Unit Within 10 Working Days After the Noncompliance Occurs;
Current Narrative:
County agencies are required by Minnesota statute to coordinate program service delivery with any and all employment and training programs/providers within their jurisdiction. This includes educational agencies, WIOA providers and other referral agencies as deemed necessary to ensure participants have access to all programs which may benefit them. Coordination may result in financial or non–financial agreements. However, only allowable SNAP E&T Activities are recorded by the DEED staff when the FNS–583 report is completed and sent to FNS.
The service provider contacts the county worker via email or fax with the pertinent information to substantiate non–compliance. The client is notified at the same time as the county worker and within 10 days of the non–compliance occurring a closing notice is issued. County workers will review cases to establish if good cause exits prior to sanctioning. DEED, in consultation with DHS, developed a Management Information System (MIS) which provides interfaces between DHS’ MAXIS system and DEED’s Workforce One system. This interface provides live electronic transfer of information pertinent to participant referrals and participant status changes between agencies and the ESP.