Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following activities may be provided for SNAP E&T
mandatory work registrants and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in
SNAP E&T services, subject to the limitations specified in §
813.32 of this
subchapter:
(1) Supervised job search
services that shall:
(A) incorporate job
readiness, job search training, directed job search, and group job search, and
may include the following:
(i) Employability
assessment;
(iii) Information on
available jobs;
(iv) Occupational
exploration, including information on local emerging and demand
occupations;
(v) Interviewing
skills and practice interviews;
(vi) Assistance with applications and
résumés;
(ix) Guidance and motivation
for development of positive work behaviors necessary for the labor market;
and
(B) limit the number
of weeks a mandatory work registrant or exempt recipient who voluntarily
participates in SNAP E&T services can spend as follows:
(i) ABAWDs shall not be enrolled for more
than four weeks, and the job search activity shall be provided in conjunction
with the workfare activity, as described in §
813.32(a)(4)(D)
of this subchapter.
(ii) General
Population mandatory work registrants and exempt recipients who voluntarily
participate in SNAP E&T services shall not be enrolled:
(I) for more than four weeks of consecutive
activity under this paragraph; or
(II) for more than six weeks of total
activity in a federal fiscal year.
(iii) Job search, when offered as part of
other SNAP E&T activities, is allowed for more time than the limitations
set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph if the job search
activities comprise less than half of the required time spent in other
activities.
(2)
Vocational training that shall:
(A) relate to
the types of jobs available in the labor market;
(B) be consistent with employment goals
identified in the employment plan, when possible; and
(C) be provided only if there is an
expectation that employment will be secured upon completion of the
training.
(3)
Nonvocational education that shall increase employability, such as:
(A) enrollment and satisfactory attendance
in:
(i) a secondary school; or
(ii) a course of study leading to a high
school diploma or a certificate of general equivalence;
(B) basic skills and literacy;
(C) English proficiency; or
(D) postsecondary education, leading to a
degree or certificate awarded by a training facility, career school or college,
or other educational institution that prepares individuals for employment in
current and emerging occupations that do not require baccalaureate or advanced
degrees;
(4) Work
experience, as authorized by
7 USC §
2015(d)(4)(B)(iv) and by
20
CFR §
663.200(b), for
mandatory work registrants who need assistance in becoming accustomed to basic
work skills that shall:
(A) occur in the
workplace for a limited period oftime;
(B) be made in either the private for-profit,
the nonprofit, or the public sectors; and
(5) Unsubsidized employment
(6) Other activities approved in the current
SNAP E&T state plan of operations
