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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. 9. The Method the State Agency Uses to Prevent Work Registrants from Being Counted Twice Within a Federal Fiscal Year. if the State Agency Universally Work Registers All Snap Applicants, This Method Must Specify How the State Agency Excludes Those Exempt from Work Registration Under 7 C.f.r. §273.7(b)(1). if the State Agency Work Registers Nonexempt Participants Whenever a New Application is Submitted, This Method Must Also Specify How the State Agency Excludes Those Participants Who May Have Already Been Registered Within the Past 12 Months as Specified Under 7 C.f.r. §273.7(a)(1)(i);
Current Narrative:
DCFS uses a master list of participant information provided monthly by the providers, the electronic Unduplicated Count of Mandatory Work Registrants Report and the Monthly Mandatory Work Registrants Report to ensure work registrants are not counted twice in a Federal Fiscal Year. Mandatory Work Registrants are screened during certification and recertification for exemptions to mandatory E&T program participation. DCFS uses work registration codes to exempt work registrants from work registration requirements.
All Mandatory Work Registrants (MWRs) must register for work with the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by creating a Helping Individuals Reach Employment (HiRE) account before the SNAP case is certified at application or recertified at redetermination. Work registration status for all MWRs in the SNAP case must be verified before a SNAP case is certified at application and recertified at redetermination by reviewing the LWC website to determine if each MWR has an active work registration in HiRE.