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• there is a reasonable risk to health and safety; • the member is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment as documented by medical evidence or by reliable information from other sources; • the employment offered within the first 30 days of SNAP E&T work program participation is not in the group member's field of experience; or • the distance from the group member's home to the place of employment is unreasonable based on the expected wage and the time and cost of commuting; Daily commuting time must not exceed two hours per day, not including the transportation of a child to and from the childcare facility. Employment also will not be considered suitable if the distance to the place of employment prohibits walking to the job site and both public and private transportation are unavailable for getting to the job site. • the working hours or nature of the employment interferes with the member's religious observance, convictions, or beliefs; and accepting work may result in domestic violence Describe the State agency's process to determine good cause if there is not an appropriate and available opening for an E&T participant. Not applicable. The District does not operate a mandatory SNAP E&T program. Therefore, the good cause provisions at 7 CFR § 273.7(i)(4) do not apply. 1/28/26, 11:03 AM State Plan DC FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-dcfy26stateplan//index.html 40/179