Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS › Division 1 - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND RULEMAKING › Section 461-001-0020 - Definitions; SNAP Employment and Training Components and Activities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program
				consists of STEP (see OAR
				461-101-0010) and ABAWD (see OAR
				461-101-0010). The purpose of
				these programs is to assist individuals receiving SNAP benefits to obtain
				skills, training, work and experience to increase their ability to obtain
				living-wage employment that leads to a gainful career path. For limitations in
				the SNAP E&T programs, see OAR
				461-190-0310. For detailed rules
				about the SNAP E&T programs, see OAR
				461-130-0305 through
				461-130-0335 and OAR
				461-135-0520. The following
				definitions apply to rules about the SNAP E&T programs in OAR chapter
				461:
(1) "Assessment" means an
			 activity that involves a one-on-one meeting for gathering information to
			 identify SNAP E&T participant information to enable them to engage in SNAP
			 E&T components. The assessment shall be delivered using trauma-informed
			 person-centered practices. The assessment is completed with each SNAP E&T
			 participant prior to any component being offered by the SNAP E&T
			 provider.
(2) "Case plan" means a
			 written plan, developed together with the participant and Department or SNAP
			 E&T provider staff, as a result of the assessment. The case plan lists
			 approved and appropriate components to be case managed and administered or
			 purchased by the SNAP E&T provider. SNAP E&T providers or Department
			 staff shall complete a case plan with each participant prior to any component
			 being offered.
(3) "Case
			 management" means the ongoing support by the SNAP E&T provider to the
			 participant. Case management also includes tracking of case plan progress and
			 making adjustments as needed, completed by the SNAP E&T provider at least
			 once per month.
(4) "Component"
			 means a group of employment or training activities with a demonstrable impact
			 on improving self-sufficiency. Components are created and defined by the Food
			 and Nutrition Act of 2008 and are comprised of a variety of activities that
			 directly provide participants with the skills or training to obtain
			 employment.
(5) "Educational
			 Component" means education-based activities that improve basic skills. The
			 educational components are: Basic Education / Foundational Skills Instruction,
			 Career/Technical Education, Short-Term Training, or other Vocational Training,
			 English Language Acquisition, Integrated Education and Training / Bridge
			 Programs and Work Readiness Training. Activities charged to the SNAP E&T
			 program may not supplant non-federal funds for existing educational services or
			 activities or be more than what the general public would pay for the same
			 service.
(6) "FLSA" means Fair
			 Labor Standards Act, the law that applies to subject employers with individuals
			 working in the Workfare. "FLSA" requires that individuals engaged in unpaid
			 employment, in effect, may not "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an
			 hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.
(7) "Non-Education, Non-Work Component" means
			 activities to support a participant's ability to obtain or maintain employment
			 through training and activities designed to meet their employment needs. The
			 non-education, non-work components are: Supervised Job Search, Job Search
			 Training, Self-Employment and Job Retention.
(8) "Orientation" means an overview of the
			 organization, programs, expectations, and services offered as part of the SNAP
			 E&T program. SNAP E&T providers must complete an orientation with each
			 SNAP E&T participant prior to any component being offered.
(9) "Work Experience Components" means
			 components with an emphasis on employer engagement, including specific training
			 objectives, that lead to regular employment. The work-based learning components
			 are: Internship, Internship with Subsidized Employment, Pre-Apprenticeship /
			 Apprenticeship, Pre-Apprenticeship / Apprenticeship with Subsidized Employment,
			 On-The-Job Training, Work-Based Learning -Other, Work-Based Learning - Other
			 with Subsidized Employment. Work-based learning components can include both an
			 unsubsidized employment model or a subsidized employment model whereby SNAP
			 E&T funds are used to subsidize a portion of the participant's wage or
			 extraordinary training costs.
(10)
			 Workfare: See OAR 461-190-0500.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  411.816 &
				  7
				  CFR 273.7
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.816 &
				  7
				  CFR
				  273.7