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State Plan AR FY26 - Original Submission Page of 24 112 Arkansas provides SNAP recipients with detailed information about SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) participation through both oral explanation and written notification at application, recertification, and during other eligibility interactions. The written notice includes: Specific participation requirements linked directly to the types of E&T activities offered by Arkansas’s contracted providers. Eligibility and screening criteria for each activity, ensuring recipients understand the conditions for participation. Rights and responsibilities related to E&T participation, including attendance, reporting, and compliance obligations. Available support services including potential reimbursements for allowable expenses connected with participating. Information about exemptions, how to request them, and good cause provisions. The process for fair hearings or appeals. Eligibility workers provide an oral explanation reinforcing the written information, answering questions to ensure recipients understand the participation criteria applicable to their assigned or referred E&T activities. These processes ensure the State’s screening criteria and participation requirements are aligned, providing SNAP recipients with transparent guidance that supports successful engagement in employment and training opportunities according to FNS standards. How does the State document that the information has been provided? Arkansas provides eligibility workers with a detailed narrative guide outlining the key points and language to cover verbally with clients during both initial and renewal SNAP interviews. This guide ensures that workers deliver consistent, thorough explanations of SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) participation requirements and responsibilities. At each client interaction, Program Eligibility Specialists document the oral explanation and any additional information shared with the client in the case notes within the ARIES system. This documentation serves as an official record confirming that the client was informed about SNAP E&T participation criteria, program requirements, available services, exemptions, and reporting obligations. This process supports compliance with federal mandates by ensuring that all SNAP recipients receive appropriate information and that the delivery of this information is verifiable through thorough case notes. What is the State's model for screening and referral to SNAP E&T? Select all that apply. Reverse Referral Direct Referral