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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3290 Students

3200 Individuals Exempt from General Work Requirements hundred twenty (120) hours monthly) or receiving weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty (30) are exempt from General Work Requirements. This exemption includes any migrant or seasonal farm worker who is under a contract or similar agreement with an employer or crew chief to begin employment within thirty (30) days. A migrant or seasonal farm worker who does not have such an agreement and is not otherwise exempt will be registered for work. The number of hours of employment may be verified from: 1. Pay stubs 2. Employers; or 3. The current amount of verified income divided by thirty (30). A household member solely engaged in a hobby, volunteer work or another activity for which little or no payment is received is not considered gainfully employed regardless of the length of time spent in such activity. A self-employed household member who works a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week (one hundred twenty 120 hours monthly) or who receives weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage, multiplied by thirty (30) hours is exempt from the General Work Requirements. This exemption may be established through verification of the amount of earnings if the earnings are at least equal to the federal minimum wage, multiplied by thirty (30) hours per week. If the income is not sufficient to conclude full-time employment, the household must cooperate with the worker in verifying hours worked. For example, some farmers work more than forty (40) hours per week yet make no profit. 3290 Students SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 A student eighteen (18) years of age or older who is enrolled at least half-time as defined by the school in a high school or in a GED program is exempt from the General Work Requirements. If a student is enrolled in an institution of post-secondary education at least half-time as defined by the school in SNAP 1622 and the student is eligible to participate as per 1622.3, the student is exempt from the General Work Requirements. The exemption continues to apply through periods of school recess but is lost when the student graduates, drops out, is expelled, or otherwise terminates enrollment. 3300 Individuals to be Registered for Work

SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Section deleted 07/01/2026 3310 Work Registration at Case Actions SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Section deleted 07/01/2026