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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. 17. Information about expenses the State agency proposes to reimburse. FNS must be afforded the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed reimbursements before they are implemented.
Current Narrative:
Supportive services (participant reimbursements) are provided to FSET participants if the reimbursement is reasonable and necessary and directly relates to FSET participation in accordance with Section 5.1 of the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health Services FSET Handbook (http://www.emhandbooks.wisconsin.gov/fset/fset.htm). Allowable types of supportive services are listed in the following table and in Appendix D of the State of Wisconsin, Department of Health Services FSET Handbook. Supportive services are provided by the FSET agencies in a variety of ways. Most commonly, FSET agencies pay the upfront costs for the supportive services. However, if a participant pays for a good or service that qualifies as a supportive service with his or her own funds, the FSET agency can reimburse the participant for their expenses. When an FSET agency reimburses a participant for a supportive service, the FSET agency will confirm that the participant’s claimed costs match actual costs.
| Item | Almost Always | Sometimes | Never | Other Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto insurance | X | |||
| Auto ownership tag, title, licensing | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for participation in an employment and training component or employment as a part of job retention. | ||
| Auto purchase | X | |||
| Auto repairs | X | Only under specific conditions* | ||
| Background checks | X | Only if required for employment and training. | ||
| Books | X | |||
| Clothing for job interview | X | |||
| Clothing required for a job | X | Uniforms almost always. Otherwise clothing costs are limited and must be reasonable and necessary for employment as a part of job retention. | ||
| Commercial driver’s license | X | Only if required for employment. | ||
| Computers, laptops, etc. | X | |||
| Course registration fees | X | |||
| Dental work | X | To the extent that it is required for employment and as funds allow for reimbursement. Dental work costs are limited to minor work, such as a cleaning. Major work, such as oral surgery, bridge work, braces, and dentures, are not allowable expenses. | ||
| Dependent care costs | X | |||
| Driver license applications and renewal fees | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for participation in an employment and training component or employment as a part of job retention. | ||
| Drug/alcohol counseling | X | Refer participant to another agency. | ||
| Drug tests | X | Only if required for employment. | ||
| Equipment | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for participation in an employment and training component or employment as a part of job retention. | ||
| Fines | X | No exceptions for any type. | ||
| Fingerprinting | X | Only if required for employment. | ||
| Gas | X | |||
| Legal services | X | Must be very minor (i.e. notary) and directly related to employment. | ||
| Licensing and bonding fees for work or work experience | X | |||
| Living expenses and stipends | X | |||
| Medical expense | X | Only if minor and required for employment, such as a tuberculosis test. | ||
| Mental health counseling or treatment | X | Refer participant to appropriate agency. | ||
| Relocation expenses | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for employment as part of a job retention component. | ||
| Safety items (on the job) | X | |||
| Student activity fees | X | Only if required to participate in class. | ||
| Student loans | X | Participants should apply for financial aid. | ||
| Taxi driver’s license | X | Only if required for employment. | ||
| Test fees | X | Must be directly applicable to employment and all other funding sources exhausted. | ||
| Temporary housing | X | Housing assistance may be provided on a case-by-case basis for emergency situations, and only when all other funding sources have been exhausted. The rationale for housing assistance must also be documented in PIN comments in the FSET Tool. Housing assistance may be provided for a period of one month maximum per an individual’s FS eligibility period. | ||
| Tools | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for participation in an employment and training component or employment as part of job retention. | ||
| Training materials | X | |||
| Transportation expenses (gas, bus fare) | X | |||
| Tuition and fees | X | Should not supplant other sources of funding like grants or scholarships. | ||
| Uniforms | X | |||
| Union dues | X | Only if required for employment. | ||
| Vision needs (glasses or eye exam) | X | Must be reasonable and necessary for participation in an employment and training component or employment as a part of job retention. |