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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: JOB RETENTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Job Retention Services (JR) are support services offered to individuals who successfully participate in program components and obtain employment within 30 days of participation in a qualifying component. JR is available for employed participants for a minimum of 30 days and up to 90 days after obtaining employment. JR may include reimbursements for required uniforms/clothing for work, equipment, supplies, tools required to perform job duties, testing, fees, and transportation. Supporting documentation is required before reimbursement of job-related expenses. Participants are eligible to receive job retention services if they received SNAP benefits in the month of or the month before they obtained employment and may receive job retention services after leaving SNAP unless the participant is leaving SNAP due to a failure to comply with the applicable work requirement or an intentional program violation. The participant must have secured employment after or while receiving other E&T services. There is no limit to the number of times an individual may receive job retention services, as long as the individual has re-engaged with E&T prior to obtaining new employment. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Mandatory work registrants ages 18-59 Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Employed, and anticipated reliability* is needed for job retention and programmatic follow-up. (*A reasonable expectation that the individual will retain employment and be responsive to case managers' follow- up attempts. The State is defining reliability as a criterion for participation.) Will this component be offered statewide? Yes No 1/28/26, 11:18 AM State Plan FL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-flfy26stateplan//index.html 55/99