Located in:
- 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. 11. 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:
The state DHR A-RESET team is comprised of five staff. including a manager. This team reports to an Assistant Director within the Food Assistance Division. These staff are responsible for a variety of tasks. including, but not limited to:
- Submitting the state plan
- Contracting for A-RESET services
- Monitoring providers
- Training county DHR case managers
- Providing technical assistance to both case managers and A-RESET partners
- Establishing state A-RESET policy
County A-RESET case managers. work in separate units from the SNAP eligibility workers. A-RESET case managers communicate with eligibility workers to collect referrals. troubleshoot incorrect or unclear work registration information. and share changes in A RESET policies.
The state A-RESET unit is a part of the state Food Assistance Division. Within the Food Assistance Division. there is also the Policy Unit. One Director oversees the division. which easily allows communications to be shared within and between the units. The two units continuously communicate about the two programs. Work together on policy documents. and discuss work registrations requirements.
The two units share information via email or conference calls about policy documents and other related A-RESET question. The Certification Worker determines a client's eligibility for and interest in the A-RESET program. Once these assessments have been made the client is then referred to the A_RESET Case Manager for program enrollment.