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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 96 • Is part of a program of career and technical education, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 USC 2302), designed to be completed in no more than four years at an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 USC 2296) or • Is limited to remedial courses, basic adult education, literacy or English as a second language For state or federal work study, the exemption begins the date the person is approved for work study or the beginning of the school year, whichever is later, and continues over the period the work study is intended to cover unless the student rejects or refuses a work study assignment. 8.4.1.1 Clarifying Information The enrollment status of a student begins on the first day of the school term and continues through normal periods of class attendance, vacation and recess unless the student graduates, is suspended or expelled, drops out or does not intend to register for the next school term, excluding summer school. If a person is enrolled in a postsecondary program that includes both a classroom and a training component, the person is not considered a student when participating in the training component. When the person is only attending classes, they are considered a student and are ineligible for the program unless they meet one of the criteria that makes them an eligible student. Dormitories are considered institutions if they provide students the majority of their meals, and the dormitory is not authorized to accept EBT cards. Residents of institutions are not eligible for SNAP. See Section 2.5, Persons Living in an Institution. Example If the dormitory has separate room and board contracts and the student only enters into a “room” contract, the student would not be considered a resident of an institution.

Legal Authority SNAP student status (federal): 7 CFR § 273.5; 29 USC § 3101, et seq.; 19 USC § 2296, et seq.

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