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;
(ii) Counseling;
(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;
(vii) Job fairs;
(viii) Life skills; and
(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 of
time;
(B) be made in either the private for-profit, the nonprofit,
or the public sectors; and
(C) be paid or unpaid;
(5) Unsubsidized employment
(6) Other activities approved in the current SNAP E&T
state plan of operations
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §813.31 adopted to be effective September 3, 2001, 26 TexReg 6731; amended to be effective February 26, 2003, 28 TexReg 1657; amended to be effective March 29, 2005, 30 TexReg 1799; amended to be effective August 17, 2009, 34 TexReg 5589; amended to be effective October 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 7611 |
