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SCREENING FOR WORK REGISTRATION State agency eligibility staff must screen for federal exemptions from work registration, per 7 CFR 273.7(a). Describe how the State agency screens applicants to determine if they are work registrants. Work registrants are determined based on information collected in the State’s eligibility system. IES is designed to make a work registration determination based on the answer to questions asked at application/redeterminations. If a customer has exemption it will appear in on the EDG summary page in IES. Work Provision exemptions identified throughout Data Collection based on federal exemptions per 7CFR 273.7(b) How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? The State agency work registers non-exempt individuals by informing the customer of the work requirements, providing them with the consolidated work notice and documenting it in the case record. Specifically identifying the nonexempt individual by completing the section of the consolidated work notice with the name of the individual and the applicable requirement, giving the entire notice to the SNAP household with an explanation of who is required to comply. The customer is also identified as exempt or non-exempt on the SNAP EDG Summary page in IES. At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the written explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide written explanation At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the oral explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide oral explanation 1/28/26, 11:56 AM State Plan IL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ilfy26stateplan//index.html 17/268