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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.1 - Recertification

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(a) No household
				may participate beyond the expiration of the certification period assigned in
				accordance with
				10:87-6.20 without a determination
				of eligibility for a new period. Households shall apply for recertification and
				shall comply with interview and verification requirements.
(b) The CWA shall provide households
				certified for one month or certified in the second month of a two-month
				certification period a notice of expiration (NOE) at the time of certification.
				The CWA shall provide other households the NOE before the first day of the last
				month of the certification period, but not before the first day of the
				next-to-the-last month. Jointly-processed WFNJ households need not receive a
				separate NJ SNAP notice if they are recertified for NJ SNAP benefits at the
				same time as their WFNJ redetermination.
(c) The Notice of Expiration (NOE) shall
				contain the following:
1. The date the
				certification period expires;
2.
				The date by which a household must submit an application for recertification in
				order to receive uninterrupted benefits;
3. The consequences of failure to apply for
				recertification in a timely manner;
4. Notice of the right to receive an
				application form upon request and to have it accepted as long as it contains a
				signature and a legible name and address;
5. Information on alternative submission
				methods available to households which cannot come into the certification office
				or do not have an authorized representative and how to exercise these
				options;
6. The address of the
				office where the application must be filed;
7. The household's right to request a fair
				hearing if the recertification is denied or if the household objects to the
				benefit issuance;
8. Notice that
				any household consisting only of SSI applicants or recipients is entitled to
				apply for NJ SNAP recertification at an office of the Social Security
				Administration (SSA);
9. Notice
				that failure to attend an interview may result in delay or denial of benefits;
				and
10. Notice that the household
				is responsible for rescheduling a missed interview and for providing required
				verification information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.2 - Recertification application processing

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(a) Households that
				were certified for two months in the second month of the certification period
				and have met all required application procedures shall be notified of their
				eligibility or ineligibility. Eligible households shall be provided an
				opportunity to receive benefits no later than 30 calendar days after the date
				the household received its last allotment.
(b) Other households that have met all
				application requirements shall be notified of their eligibility or
				ineligibility by the end of their current certification period. In addition,
				the CWA shall provide households that are determined eligible an opportunity to
				participate by the household's normal issuance cycle in the month following the
				end of its current certification period.
(c) Delays in recertification application
				processing shall be handled as follows:
1.
				Households which have submitted an application for recertification in a timely
				manner but, due to CWA error, are not determined eligible in sufficient time to
				provide for issuance of benefits by the household's next normal issuance date
				shall receive an immediate opportunity to participate upon being determined
				eligible, and the allotment shall not be prorated.
2. If the household was unable to participate
				for the month following the expiration of the certification period because of
				CWA error, the household is entitled to restored benefits.
3. If a household does not submit a new
				application by the end of the certification period, the CWA shall close the
				case without further action.
4.
				Except for migrant or seasonal farm workers, if a recertification form is
				submitted after the end of the certification period, it shall be treated the
				same as an application for initial certification in accordance with
				10:87-6.2(b).
5. A household which submits an application
				by the filing deadline but neither appears for an interview scheduled after the
				application has been filed, nor submits verification within the required time
				frame, shall lose its right to uninterrupted benefits. The CWA shall deny the
				household's recertification application at the end of the last month of the
				current certification period. The CWA may, on a county-wide basis, either
				require households to submit new applications to continue benefits or reinstate
				the households without requiring new applications if the households have been
				interviewed and have provided the required verification information within 30
				days after the applications have been denied.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.3 - Notices of eligibility

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(a) Every applicant
				household found eligible shall be provided with a written notice of eligibility
				as described in the following items as soon as a determination is made but no
				later than 30 days after the date of the initial application. The notice shall
				inform the household of the amount of the allotment. The household shall also
				be advised of variations in the benefit level based on changes anticipated (if
				any) at the time of certification. If the initial allotment contains benefits
				for both the month of application and the current month's benefits, the notice
				shall explain that the initial allotment includes more than one month's
				benefits, and shall indicate the allotment amount for the remainder of the
				certification period. The notice shall also inform the household of beginning
				and ending dates of the certification period.
(b) In cases where a household's application
				is approved on an expedited basis without verification, as provided at
				10:87-2.28 through 2.30 the notice
				shall explain that the household must provide the verification that was waived.
				The notice shall also explain the special conditions of the longer
				certification period, as discussed at
				10:87-2.30(a)3 
				and the consequences of failure to provide the postponed
				verification.
(c) For those PA/NJ
				SNAP households assigned definite certification periods in accordance with
				10:87-6.23, the notice shall state
				that the certification will expire the month following the month the
				household's WFNJ/TANF redetermination is due.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.4 - Recertification/denial notice

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(a) The CWA shall
				provide households that have filed an application by the 15th of the last month
				of their certification period with either a notice of eligibility or a notice
				of denial by the end of the current certification period. The CWA shall provide
				households that have received a notice of expiration at the time of
				certification and have timely reapplied, with either a notice of eligibility or
				a notice of denial not later than 30 days after the date the household had an
				opportunity to obtain its last allotment.
(b) If an application is denied, the CWA
				shall provide the household with written notice explaining the basis for the
				denial. This requirement shall be accomplished by use of the "Adverse Action
				Notice". The notice shall be sent as soon as possible, but not later than 30
				days following the date the application was filed.
(c) If, by the 30th day, the CWA cannot take
				any further action on the application due to the fault of the household, the
				household shall lose its entitlement to benefits for the month of application.
				The CWA shall follow the procedures at
				10:87-2.27(e).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.5 - Simplified reporting and change reporting

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(a) Simplified
				reporting cases consist of earned income and unearned income households. The
				certification period is for 12 months with a six-month interim contact. For
				elderly (60 years of age or older) or disabled households with only unearned
				income, the certification period is for 24 months with a 12-month interim
				contact. WFNJ recipients with only unearned income are not eligible for
				simplified reporting. Additionally, those elderly or disabled households that
				exceed the 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, and are not required to
				meet a gross income test, cannot be included in simplified reporting no matter
				what earned or unearned income that household has. NPA households eligible for
				simplified reporting are households with any combination of earned and unearned
				income and households whose only income is unearned from sources, such as child
				support; Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance; Unemployment Insurance
				benefits and so forth.
1. When changes occur
				within the certification period, which affect a household's eligibility or
				benefit allotment, action shall be taken by the CWA to adjust the household's
				eligibility when it is a reportable change, reported by the household and/or
				the CWA becomes aware of the change. The only change that a household on
				simplified reporting is required to report during the certification period is
				when the total monthly household income exceeds 130 percent of the Federal
				Poverty Level, which is the maximum gross income eligibility limit for the NJ
				SNAP program.
i. Expanded categorical
				households are required to report changes in income over 185 percent of the
				Federal Poverty Level.
ii. ABAWDs
				are required to report whenever their weekly work hours fall below the 20 hours
				weekly average.
iii. Certified
				households are required to report changes within 10 days of the date the change
				becomes known to the household.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.6 - Identification (ID) cards

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At its option, the CWA may issue an ID card to each
				  certified household as proof of program eligibility. The ID shall be issued in
				  the name of the household member to whom the NJ SNAP benefits are
				  issued.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.7 - Families First Program cards

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(a) The Families
				First Program is the mandatory method of distributing NJ SNAP program benefits
				to eligible households. Families First eliminates the need for the issuance of
				NJ SNAP ATP documents and NJ SNAP coupons by the CWAs. Families First utilizes
				a technology called Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). In EBT, each payee is
				issued a magnetic-stripe plastic card which the payee uses to access his or her
				benefits. This card is called the Families First card.
(b) All provisions and standards applicable
				to the Families First Program can be found at N.J.A.C. 10:88 (Families First
				Manual).
(c) The Families First
				card is not proof of Medicaid eligibility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.9 - Credit adjustments to NJ SNAP benefit accounts

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(a) NJ SNAP
				benefits shall be returned to a participant in the form of a credit to the
				household's Families First account if a retailer overcharges the payee. The
				payee should report such an instance immediately to the EBT Customer Service
				Hotline which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
1. A credit adjustment transaction shall be
				provided only if a household timely reports such an overcharge to the EBT
				Customer Service Hotline within 90 days of the transaction date and research
				documents that an overcharge occurred.
2. If it has been determined that the
				household was overcharged by a food retailer, then the refunded benefit will
				appear as a credit in the amount that was overcharged.
3. If it has been determined that the
				household was not overcharged by the retailer, the participant shall be
				informed in writing and supporting documentation shall be provided as
				applicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.10 - Replacement of lost/stolen Families First cards

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Replacement of Families First cards shall be made available
				  no later than two business days from the date that the replacement request is
				  made to the CWA. Since payees, as part of the card replacement procedure, shall
				  visit the CWA's Card Issuance Site (CIS) in order to select a new PIN, it is
				  critical that payees be referred to the CIS in an expedited manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.11 - Procedures for expungement of electronic NJ SNAP benefits

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Unused NJ SNAP benefits will remain accessible to the
				  household until they are expunged from the EBT account pursuant to
				  N.J.A.C.
				  10:88-4.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.12 - Miscellaneous administrative procedures

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(a) The CWA shall
				provide qualified employees as necessary to insure prompt and correct action on
				all applications. If necessary, staff shall be employed as required by DFD
				pursuant to FNS bilingual staffing requirements, as well as for serving those
				with limited English proficiency and/or disabilities. Only such qualified
				employees shall interview applicants and determine the household's eligibility
				or ineligibility and NJ SNAP benefit amount. Additionally, unless prior
				approval is obtained from DFD, certification offices with more than two
				eligibility workers shall schedule NJ SNAP certification services, so that
				there is no break in service during the lunch period. Furthermore, only
				authorized employees of the CWA shall have access to Families First card stock
				or other issuance material and documents.
(b) A volunteer, or any other person not
				employed by the CWA shall not conduct application interviews. However, such
				persons may participate in the following activities:
1. Volunteers may locate potential recipients
				(through prescreening workshops, etc.), provide them with application forms,
				provide transportation to the NJ SNAP Office, teach Nutritional Education (if
				requested) and generally promote the NJ SNAP program.
2. If requested to do so by the applicant, a
				volunteer may assist the household in completing relevant forms and in securing
				needed verification.
3. If a
				household is unable to apply for benefits in person, a volunteer may serve as
				an authorized representative for that household provided the volunteer has been
				designated as such by the head of household, spouse, or any other responsible
				member of the household.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.13 - Case records

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(a) The CWA shall
				keep such records and other information as may be required by FNS and the
				DFD.
(b) Case records shall be
				available for review or audit by FNS and the Division of Family Development for
				a period of three years from the date of last activity of each
				record.
(c) The case record shall
				include applications for certification or recertification; worksheets used in
				the computation of income for eligibility and basis of issuance; documentation,
				including verification techniques employed by the certification worker; copies
				of forms sent to data processing authorizing or changing participation or basis
				of issuance; copies of notices of adverse action and other notices sent to the
				household and replies thereto; actions related to the fair hearing process;
				fiscal adjustments including claims, refunds, and credits; and any other data
				which affects a household's eligibility or basis of issuance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES › Section 10:87-9.14 - Security and control of Families First cards

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(a) The CWA shall
				maintain a supply of blank Families First card stock, in quantity sufficient to
				meet the demands of initial issuance and replacement.
(b) Regarding the Master control of Families
				First card stock, when a shipment of blank Families First cards is received by
				the CWA, the date of receipt and the Primary Account Number (PAN) of the first
				and the last card in the shipment shall be checked and recorded in accordance
				with Families First program card procedures. In addition, each distribution of
				a block of Families First cards to authorized CWA personnel shall be checked
				and recorded in the same manner.
(c) All shipments of Families First cards
				shall be maintained in a secure area which must be locked appropriately. Such
				area shall be separate from the area in which card forms/logs or records are
				kept.
(d) Each employee responsible
				for a block of Families First cards shall maintain a separate log of the cards
				assigned to him or her.
1. Each subsequent
				receipt of a block of Families First cards shall be recorded on a separate
				form.
2. Families First cards shall
				be issued in numerical sequence within each block.
3. All returned Families First cards shall be
				handled in accordance with existing State security procedures for returned EBT
				cards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.1 - Work registration

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(a) The CWA shall
				register for work each work-eligible household member not exempted by the
				provisions at
				10:87-10.2, regardless of whether
				or not the geographic area where the member resides is participating in the NJ
				SNAP ETP. This may be accomplished through the completion of the work
				registration form or by annotating the case record. In addition, exempt NJ SNAP
				participants who voluntarily elect to participate in NJ SNAP ETP shall be work
				registered as a volunteer.
1. NJ SNAP ETP is
				a work experience, work training or job search program designed to help NJ SNAP
				recipients move promptly into unsubsidized employment. LWD (or agencies
				subcontracted by LWD) and the CWAs are responsible for administering NJ SNAP
				ETP.
2. NJ SNAP ETP operates in
				accordance with the State's NJ SNAP ETP Plan, which is approved annually by its
				FNS Regional Office and is available for public inspection at DFD.
3. NJ SNAP ETP components to which
				participants will be referred may be limited by the availability of
				administrative funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.3 - Persons losing exempt status

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(a) Persons losing
				exempt status due to any change in circumstance that is subject to the
				reporting requirements at
				10:87-9.5 shall register for
				employment when the change is reported according to the following procedures:
1. The CWA shall be responsible for providing
				the participant with the work registration form or by electronically recording
				the change when it is reported and for providing the participant with the
				notification required by
				10:87-10.1(b)1.
2. Participants required to complete a
				registration form in lieu of an electronic registration, shall be responsible
				for returning the work registration form to the CWA within 10 calendar days
				from the date the work registration form was handed to the household member
				reporting the change in person, or the date the CWA mailed the work
				registration form.
3. If the
				work-eligible household member(s) fails to allow work registration, the CWA
				shall issue a notice of adverse action stating that the participant is being
				disqualified and why, but that the disqualification or termination can be
				avoided by the household member(s) registering for work.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.4 - Work registrant requirements

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(a) If a person is
				not exempt from employment and training requirements, the NJ SNAP EPT worker
				shall be responsible for screening (assessing) that person and, if appropriate,
				referring him or her to an NJ SNAP EPT component within 10 days of the initial
				assessment. Upon entry into each component, the registrant participant or
				volunteer shall be informed, either orally or in writing, of the requirements
				of the component, what will constitute noncompliance and the sanctions for
				noncompliance. The CWA shall take appropriate disqualification action within 10
				working days after learning of noncompliance.
1. An NJ SNAP EPT worker is an employee of
				the LWD or of the CWA, or any of the designated agencies contracted with the
				CWA or LWD, to provide NJ SNAP EPT services.
2. Assessment is defined as an in-depth
				evaluation of employability skills coupled with counseling on how and where to
				search for employment. If combined with work experience, employment search or
				training, an assessment of this nature could constitute part of an employment
				and training component.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.6 - Good cause for voluntary quit or work reduction

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(a) Good cause for
				leaving employment or reducing work effort includes the good cause provisions
				found at 10:87-10.18 and resigning from a
				job that does not meet the suitability criteria specified at
				10:87-10.10. Good cause for
				leaving employment or reducing work effort shall also include:
1. Discrimination by an employer based on
				age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or
				political beliefs;
2. Work demands
				or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable, such as working
				without being paid on schedule;
3.
				Acceptance by the primary wage earner of employment or enrollment of at least
				half-time in any recognized school, training program or institution of higher
				education, that requires the primary wage earner to leave or reduce
				employment;
4. Acceptance by any
				other household member of employment or enrollment of at least half-time in any
				recognized school, training program or institution of higher education in
				another county which requires the household to move and thereby requires the
				primary wage earner to leave or reduce employment;
5. A resignation by an individual under the
				age of 60 which is recognized by the employer as retirement;
6. Employment which becomes unsuitable (see
				10:87-10.10 ) after acceptance of
				such employment;
7. Acceptance of a
				bona fide offer of employment more than 30 hours a week or in which the weekly
				earnings are equivalent to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours
				which, because of circumstances beyond the control of the primary wage earner,
				subsequently does not materialize or results in employment of less than 30
				hours a week or weekly earnings of less than the Federal minimum wage
				multiplied by 30 hours;
8. Leaving
				a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently
				move from one employer to another such as migrant farm labor or construction
				work. There may be some circumstances where households will apply for NJ SNAP
				benefits between jobs, particularly in cases where work may not yet be
				available at the new job site. Even though employment at the new site has not
				actually begun, the quitting of the previous employment shall be considered to
				be with good cause if such movement from employer to employer is part of the
				pattern of that type of employment;
9. Lack of adequate care of children who have
				reached age six but are under age 12;
10. The unavailability of transportation;
				or
11. The individual is unable to
				continue employment as a result of being a victim of family violence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.7 - Verification of voluntary quit or work reduction and good cause

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(a) To the extent
				that the information given by the household is questionable as defined at
				10:87-2.20, the CWA shall request
				verification of the household's statements.
(b) The primary responsibility for providing
				verification rests with the household.
(c) If it is difficult or impossible for the
				household to obtain documentary evidence in a timely manner, the CWA shall
				offer assistance to obtain the needed verification.
(d) Acceptable sources of verification
				include but are not limited to the previous employer, employee association,
				union representatives and grievance committees or organizations.
(e) Whenever documentary evidence cannot be
				obtained from the household member, the CWA shall substitute a collateral
				contact. The CWA is responsible for obtaining verification from acceptable
				collateral contacts provided by the household.
(f) If the household and the CWA are unable
				to obtain requested verification from the above or other sources because the
				cause for the quit or work reduction resulted from circumstances which for good
				reason cannot be verified, such as a resignation from employment due to
				discriminatory practices, unreasonable demands by an employer, or because the
				employer cannot be located, the individual or household shall not be denied
				access to the NJ SNAP program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.8 - Rules on ending a voluntary quit or a reduction in work disqualification

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(a) Following the
				end of the mandatory disqualification period for voluntarily quitting a job or
				reducing work effort without good cause, an individual may begin participation
				in the program if he or she reapplies and is determined eligible by the CWA.
1. In a situation where the NJ SNAP case
				remains active during the disqualification period, a formal reapplication is
				not needed. If the disqualified individual contacts the CWA, the worker can
				verify that the individual is in compliance with the work requirements and if
				so, can add him or her back onto the case.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.9 - Application in the final month of disqualification

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Except in cases of permanent disqualification, if an
				  application for participation in the NJ SNAP program is filed in the final
				  month of the mandatory disqualification period, the CWA shall use the same
				  application for the denial of benefits in the remaining month of
				  disqualification as well as for the certification for any subsequent month(s),
				  if all other eligibility criteria are met.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.10 - Suitable employment

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(a) Employment
				offered to a registrant shall be considered suitable unless one of the
				following conditions exist:
1. The wages
				offered are less than the highest of: the applicable Federal minimum wage, the
				applicable State minimum wage, or, if neither the State or Federal minimum wage
				is applicable, 80 percent of the Federal minimum wage. If the employment
				offered is on a piece-rate basis, and the average hourly yield the employee can
				reasonably be expected to earn is less than the applicable hourly wages
				specified above.
2. The registrant,
				as a condition of employment, is required to join, resign from, or refrain from
				joining, any legitimate labor organization.
3. The work offered is at a site subject to a
				strike or a lockout at the time of the offer unless the strike has been
				enjoined under Section 208 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley)
				or unless an injunction has been issued under Section 10 of the Railway Labor
				Act.
4. The registrant lacks
				adequate child care for children who have reached age 6 but are under age
				12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.11 - Strikers

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(a) Households with
				striking member(s) shall be ineligible to participate in the NJ SNAP program
				unless the household was (or would have been) eligible for benefits the day
				prior to the strike and is otherwise eligible at the time of application.
				Pre-strike eligibility shall be determined by considering the day prior to the
				strike as the day of application and assuming the strike did not occur. Such
				households shall retain their eligibility but shall not receive an increased
				allotment as a result of a decrease in the income of the striking member(s) of
				the household.
(b) The CWA shall
				determine eligibility by comparing the striking member's income before the
				strike to the striker's current income and adding the higher of the two figures
				to the current income of non-striking members during the month of
				application.
(c) To determine
				benefits (and eligibility for those households subject to the net income
				eligibility standard) deductions shall be calculated for the month of
				application as for any other household. Whether the striker's pre-strike
				earnings or current income is used, the earnings deduction shall be allowed, if
				appropriate.
(d) If other changes
				occur, such as but not limited to, a change in household size or non-strike
				related employment, the CWA shall take appropriate action and adjust the
				benefit level.
(e) Strikers shall
				be subject to work registration criteria.
(f) For the purpose of the NJ SNAP program
				the term "striker" shall be defined as anyone involved in a strike or concerted
				stoppage of work by employees (including a stoppage by reason of the expiration
				of a collective bargaining agreement) and any concerted slowdown or other
				concerted interruption of operations by employees. Additionally, any individual
				exempt from the work registration requirement, other than those exempt solely
				on the grounds that they are employed, shall not be deemed to be a striker.
				Examples of non-strikers who are eligible to participate in the program
				include, but are not limited to:
1. Employees
				whose workplace is closed by an employer in order to resist demands of
				employees (for example, lockout);
2. Employees unable to work as a result of
				striking employees (for example, truck drivers who are not working because
				striking pressmen prevent newspapers from being printed); or
3. Employees who are not part of the
				bargaining unit on strike who do not want to cross the picket line due to fear
				of personal injury.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.12 - Job search components

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(a) Persons
				required to register for work shall be subject to an independent job search or
				other appropriate NJ SNAP Employment and Training Program (NJ SNAP ETP)
				activity.
(b) During the initial
				assessment interview, the LWD worker shall determine the job search
				requirements of each work registrant and shall provide each registrant with
				written notification regarding his or her job search requirements, procedures
				to be followed and the consequences of failure to comply. Based on the
				capabilities and characteristics of the registrant, the LWD worker shall
				determine the extent of appropriate LWD activity for each work registrant.
1. Those registrants that have no apparent
				substantial barriers to employment shall be considered job ready.
2. Persons on temporary layoff or expecting
				to return to work within 60 days, shall be considered non-job ready for 60 days
				from the date of initial registration. At the end of the 60 day period, such
				persons shall be contacted to redetermine appropriateness for participation in
				job search.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.13 - Job search training component

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(a) Job search
				training consists of two segments, classroom group job search training
				techniques and motivation, followed by a period of supervised job club or job
				search.
(b) The duration of the
				classroom training segment may vary dependent upon the approved program
				component available in a particular county.
1. The curriculum in the group training
				segment will include confidence-building, self-evaluation, goal assessment and
				training in job search skills. Participants will be taught to locate potential
				employers and to develop an individual job search profile.
2. Participants will be expected to attend
				all classroom sessions. Failure to adhere to attendance and participation
				requirements without good cause may result in disqualification from the NJ SNAP
				program for failure to comply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.14 - Vocational/educational training component

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(a) After initial
				screening and assessment by the NJ SNAP ETP worker, an individualized plan will
				be developed with the participant. Work registrants who have complied with
				other job search and/or job search training requirements may be referred to
				other educational development, skill training or vocational training, as
				appropriate.
(b) Vocational
				training may be offered through classroom training arranged by the Workforce
				Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), and designed to train workers in occupations for
				which demand exceeds supply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.15 - Failure to comply with employment and training requirements

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(a) If an
				individual fails to comply with a work registration or an NJ SNAP ETP component
				requirement, without good cause, the CWA shall perform the following actions:
1. The CWA shall issue a 10-day notice of
				adverse action to the household member in noncompliance. The client will have
				10 days after the adverse action notice is sent to comply with the NJ SNAP ETP
				activity requirements, or show good cause as to why he or she has not complied.
				Failure to comply or show good cause shall result in an NJ SNAP
				disqualification penalty in accordance with
				10:87-10.16;
2. When response to the adverse action notice
				results in an agreement to begin a new activity or continue with the previously
				assigned activity, or if the client shows good cause for not complying with his
				or her NJ SNAP ETP activity, no further action shall be taken to impose the NJ
				SNAP disqualification penalty; and/or
3. If the client fails to comply with his or
				her NJ SNAP ETP activity after agreeing to begin a new activity or fails to
				continue with his or her previously assigned activity, without good cause, the
				client shall be sent an adverse action notice reauthorizing the imposition of
				the original NJ SNAP disqualification penalty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.16 - Penalty for noncompliance with employment and training requirements

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(a) If the CWA
				determines that an individual has refused or failed to comply with the
				requirements imposed by this subchapter, that individual shall be ineligible to
				participate in the NJ SNAP program as described below, and is treated as an
				ineligible household member in accordance with
				10:87-7.7.
1. The first violation results in a
				disqualification of either one month, or until the individual complies with the
				work registration or NJ SNAP EPT requirement, which he or she failed to
				perform, whichever is later.
2. The
				second violation results in a disqualification of either three months, or until
				the individual complies with the work registration or NJ SNAP EPT requirement,
				which he or she failed to perform, whichever is later.
3. The third and subsequent violations result
				in a disqualification of either six months, or until the individual complies
				with the work registration or NJ SNAP EPT requirement, which he or she failed
				to perform, whichever is later.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.17 - Fair hearings

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(a) Each individual
				or household has a right to a fair hearing to appeal a denial, reduction or
				termination of benefits due to a determination of nonexempt status, or a
				CWA/LWD determination of failure to comply with the work registration or work
				and training requirements of this subchapter. A fair hearing shall be scheduled
				in accordance with
				10:87-8.6(a)4.
(b) Individuals or households may appeal CWA
				or LWD actions such as exemption status, the type of requirement imposed, or
				CWA or LWD refusal to make a finding of good cause, if the individual or
				household believes that a finding of failure to comply has resulted from
				improper decision on these matters.
(c) If the hearing involves a decision made
				by the LWD, the CWA shall provide sufficient advance notice to LWD to either
				permit the attendance of a representative or ensure that a representative will
				be available for questioning over the phone during the hearing. A
				representative of LWD shall be available through one of these means.
(d) A household shall be allowed to examine
				its employment and training component case file at a reasonable time before the
				hearing, except for confidential information (which may include test results)
				that the agency determines should be protected from release. Information not
				released to a household may not be used by either party at the
				hearing.
(e) The results of the
				fair hearing shall be binding on the CWA and LWD.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.18 - Good cause for noncompliance

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(a) The CWA shall
				be responsible for determining good cause in those instances where the work
				registrant fails to comply with the work registration, work and training
				requirements or voluntary quit requirements of this subchapter. The CWA shall
				take into consideration all of the facts and circumstances which existed at the
				time of the registrant's alleged failure to comply including information
				submitted by the employer and the household member involved. Good cause shall
				include circumstances beyond the control of the registrant.
1. If the good cause for noncompliance is
				temporary (less than 60 days) the person shall be referred again to a component
				as soon as practicable.
2. If the
				good cause represents a situation or condition which will continue for 60 days
				or more, the person shall be considered exempt.
3. If the good cause for noncompliance no
				longer exists, the person shall be referred to a component as soon as
				practicable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.19 - Ending disqualification for noncompliance with employment and training requirements

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(a) Except in cases
				of permanent disqualification, at the end of the disqualification period for
				noncompliance with the work registration or employment and training
				requirements, participation may resume if the disqualified individual applies
				again and is determined by the CWA to be in compliance with work requirements,
				in accordance with (c) below.
1. If the
				disqualification period should lapse and, upon reapplication, the individual
				again refuses to comply with the work registration and/or work and training
				requirements, his or her disqualification shall continue.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 10 - FISCAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS › Section 10:87-10.20 - Mandatory work activity for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDS)

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(a) Under the
				ABAWDS provision, unless exempt, an individual cannot continue to receive NJ
				SNAP benefits if, for more than three full calendar months within a fixed
				36-month period, he or she did not:
1. Work at
				least 20 hours per week (averaged monthly);
i. A recipient who is an employee under
				contract for employment on average of 20 hours/week (for example, a school
				employee) shall be considered to be continuing to meet the 20 hours per week
				requirement during temporary breaks between contracts, provided the employee
				intends to continue such employment after the contract expires, and that the
				total hours worked throughout the calendar year average at 20 hours per week;
				or
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.2 - Disqualification penalties

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(a) Individuals
				found to have committed an IPV, through either an administrative
				disqualification hearing or by a Federal, State or local court, or who have
				signed either a waiver of right to an administrative disqualification hearing
				or a disqualification consent agreement in cases referred for prosecution,
				shall be ineligible to participate in the program, except as provided at (b)
				through (e) below. The following are disqualification penalties:
1. A period of 12 months for the first
				IPV;
2. A period of 24 months upon
				the second occasion of an IPV; and
3. Permanently for the third occasion of any
				IPV.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.3 - Definition of intentional program violation

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(a) IPVs shall
				consist of having intentionally:
1. Made a
				false or misleading statement, or misrepresented, concealed or withheld facts;
				or
2. Committed any act that
				constitutes a violation of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
				7 U.S.C. §§
											2011 et seq.), the NJ SNAP program rules or
				any State statute for the purpose of using, presenting, transferring,
				acquiring, receiving, possessing or trafficking of benefits, authorization
				cards or reusable documents used as part of an automated benefit delivery
				system (access device).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL › Subchapter 11 - INCORRECT ISSUANCE › Section 10:87-11.4 - Notification to applicant households

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The CWA shall inform the household in writing of the
				  disqualification penalties for IPVs each time the household applies for program
				  benefits. The penalties shall be in clear, prominent, and bold face lettering
				  on the application form.