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State of Alaska Follows Department of Labor Criteria: The curriculum must follow the regulations as mandated by the federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). Participants ages 16 or 17 can take the GED® test but they must present a withdrawal slip from the last school they attended in Alaska, a legal emancipation document, or written permission from a parent or guardian before testing is allowed. For those testing on the Online Exam: In addition to the above, a parent or guardian must be present at the pre-test check-in order to give consent and authorize the underage tester to be recorded during testing. If the parent or guardian is not present, the exam session will be revoked. All participants without High School or GED completion will be considered for an EPB component based on skill and readiness assessments conducted by E&T program providers. Indicate the geographic areas where this component is offered. County Name County Name County Name Anchorage Municipality Kenai Peninsula Borough Matanuska-Susitna Borough Projected Annual Participation. Projection should reflect a number of unduplicated individuals. 25 Estimated Annual Component Administrative Cost $145,596.00 Not supplanting. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs attributed to the E&T program are not supplanting funds used for other existing educational programs. All education components are cost allocated by the percentage of clients served who are receiving SNAP benefits and all funding is disclosed. All current costs are an estimate. Clients will be enrolled in training options, all providers will explore other training fund programs clients qualify for so the SNAP E&T funds would be used as last resort. Providers will explore and exhaust all other funding sources: Both Nine Star and ALP offer scholarships and free GED classes and course material for low income students. Partners will explore and utilize all available DOL through GED partners. Final GED test does have cost. Providers are providing case management for the component. Cost parity. Describe how the State agency ensures that costs charged to E&T do not exceed the costs charged for non-E&T participants. Across all providers, cost allocation is first factored into all personnel and operations expenses in percentage of time spent or percentage of space or cost directly related to employment and training. Additional cost allocation is factored at the percentage of clients served who are receiving SNAP benefits (estimated for the year). All GED services provided onsite is cost allocated this way. SNAP E&T does not pay tuition costs for GED services as they are funded by other sources and free to the Alaskan public. E&T costs associated with the EPB component pay for participant supports outside of standalone GED enrollment. 1/27/26, 9:34 AM State Plan AK FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-akfy26stateplan//index.html 53/97