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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 Requirements [27]
The 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:
[27] 7 CFR § 273.7(c)(6)
- a. General Requirements [27]
a. 4. The categories and types of individuals the State agency intends to exempt from E&T participation, the estimated percentage of work registrants the State agency plans to exempt, and the frequency with which the State agency plans to reevaluate the validity of its exemptions;
Current Narrative:
A checklist is used by the EW to ensure that the individual will be screened for possible exemptions prior to being referred to the Employment and Training Program. The EW will explain to the individual that they are to notify their local county office for further assistance if their circumstances change after being referred to the program. Upon approval or recertification for SNAP, the EW will orally and briefly explain the individuals work requirements (SNAP and ABAWD) and the E&T program.
A consolidated notice will be generated upon approval or recertification of SNAP that will detail the following:
- Applicable work requirements for each adult household member subject to the work requirements.
- SNAP Employment and Training program and the benefits of participating
- The reimbursement process (including the exemption process)
- Good Cause process
- Disqualification process for failing to abide by the work requirements
The State’s E&T providers use the States’ MIS system, SNAP Works, to determine if a SNAP participant is eligible for E&T. If an individual is a SNAP recipient, the provider can make an immediate referral electronically through SNAP Works. The provider must have the individual's social security number to verify their SNAP participation status. Once the State Agency has determined that the individual is a SNAP participant, SNAP Works will send a task to the EW to screen the participant for E&T. Once this has been determined, the provider will be alerted through SNAP Works and the client is scheduled for their assessment. The provider will complete the online assessment to determine strength and skills. This assessment will determine which components are appropriate for the individual.