44:10-100 Programmatic functions required by partnering provider.
6. a. Each partnering provider shall be required to perform the following programmatic functions and to maintain sufficient capacity to perform these functions effectively:
(1)assist demonstration project participants with obtaining and retaining employment;
(2)provide demonstration project participants with appropriate NJ SNAP ETP services and participant reimbursements that fulfill the purposes of NJ SNAP ETP and that qualify for federal SNAP ETP reimbursements. These services and participant reimbursements may include, but are not limited to: job search and placement services; job readiness assistance; education or training that improves basic skills and general employability; specific job skills training or vocational education; work experience that improves the employability of demonstration project participants; subsidized employment; workfare; self-employment training; services related to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2801 et seq.); job retention services; or reimbursements for demonstration project participant expenses, including dependent care costs, transportation expenses, books or training manuals, fees, uniforms, equipment and tools required for employment, or personal safety items required for program participation;
(3)assess and place demonstration project participants into appropriate NJ SNAP ETP services, as defined in paragraph (2) of this subsection;
(4)provide demonstration project participants with support services, including case management, early intervention, career counseling, and referrals to additional programs and services;
(5)verify whether potential demonstration project participants are receiving SNAP benefits and make referrals, as appropriate, to assist potential demonstration project participants with applying for SNAP benefits;
(6)collaborate with county welfare agencies to develop processes and materials that: inform eligible participants regarding demonstration project activities within each county, in accordance with each partnering provider's service area; facilitate eligible participants' communications with partnering providers regarding participation in demonstration project activities; and assist eligible participants with rendering decisions regarding their participation in demonstration project activities;
(7)assist demonstration project participants with continuing to meet administrative requirements, work requirements, employment and training requirements, and other requirements for maintaining SNAP eligibility;
(8)coordinate with the department and county welfare agencies on a monthly basis to verify that demonstration project participants are receiving SNAP benefits and are not receiving Work First New Jersey TANF benefits;
(9)coordinate with the county welfare agencies and the department to distinguish mandatory SNAP ETP participants from voluntary SNAP ETP participants;
(10) provide uninterrupted NJ SNAP ETP services and participant reimbursements to mandatory SNAP ETP participants electing to participate in the demonstration project who become voluntary SNAP ETP participants and to voluntary SNAP ETP participants electing to participate in the demonstration project who become mandatory SNAP ETP participants, subject to the provisions for terminating demonstration project participation pursuant to section 5 of this act;
(11) maintain program records and report to the department the following monthly information for each claimed NJ SNAP ETP participant: program, participant name, participant Social Security number, services and reimbursements received, and weekly hours;
(12) prepare and submit to the department invoice and certification letters each quarter for the total non-federal resources and program expenditures qualifying for federal SNAP ETP reimbursements for the quarter;
(13) monitor demonstration project participants and subcontractors and provide detailed reports of participants, activities, and outcomes to the department on a regular basis;
(14) devote sufficient staff time and expertise to fulfill NJ SNAP ETP administrative and reporting requirements;
(15) collaborate with the department to ensure that federal SNAP ETP reimbursements received under the demonstration program are expended in accordance with all applicable federal laws and regulations; and
(16) report to the department and county welfare agencies on a monthly basis the identities of any mandatory SNAP ETP participants who are not cooperating with, or participating in, assigned services or work, as applicable to mandatory SNAP ETP participants who elect to participate in the demonstration project.
b.Each partnering provider shall be required to perform the following financial functions and to maintain sufficient capacity to perform the functions effectively:
(1)maintain cash flow necessary to manage the delay from program outlays to SNAP ETP reimbursements;
(2)manage federal grants, track expenditures, and ensure that non-federal resources and program expenditures qualify for federal SNAP ETP reimbursements;
(3)perform cost allocation using multiple funds;
(4)track staff time devoted to NJ SNAP ETP activities under this demonstration project; and
(5)maintain records for State audits.
c.Partnering providers may establish agreements with subcontracting organizations to support their NJ SNAP ETP activities under this demonstration project.
d.The department shall consider educational activities serving eligible participants at community colleges as qualifying for federal SNAP ETP reimbursements to the greatest extent allowable under federal laws and regulations. In accordance with section 273.5 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, individuals enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education who are assigned to, or placed in, an NJ SNAP ETP educational activity, including individuals who voluntarily participate in NJ SNAP ETP activities or who otherwise make self-initiated placements, and who meet all SNAP eligibility requirements shall be determined eligible for SNAP benefits and shall be eligible for participation in the demonstration project.
L.2013, c.45, s.6.
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