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quarterly Employment Services Network (ESNET) meetings and the monthly MAWB meetings. Emails and phone calls providing updates, program information, and technical assistance are also exchanged, and Minnesota’s SNAP E&T website is maintained. Describe how the State agency, intermediaries, and E&T providers share participant data and information. Include the names of any MIS systems (or other modes of communication) used. Minnesota uses the MAXIS eligibility system to send information and referrals to WF1; however, WF1 is unable to communicate back to MAXIS. As a result, providers must communicate with eligibility workers via another method, such as phone or email. Providers must relay to the County Agency or Tribal Nation information that may affect a participant’s program eligibility or benefit amount, such as employment status changes, or when a time-limited participant meets their minimum work requirement. If the County Agency, Tribal Nation, or provider become aware of circumstances that may affect a participant’s exemption status, they must inform the other of the change. The eligibility worker will then review the participant’s case. Regardless of exemption status, the participant may choose to continue to engage in SNAP E&T. If the State uses a MIS system, describe the E&T related data that is tracked and stored in those systems (e.g. referrals, noncompliance with program requirements, provider determination, etc.), and whether the system(s) interact with each other. SNAP E&T providers have read-only access to the MAXIS data system, which allows relevant SNAP eligibility information to be shared with the provider. Providers are able to see work registrant coding as well as program status and case notes. SNAP E&T providers use WF1 to record all employment program data, including enrollment status in SNAP E&T as well as other employment programs, case notes, activities, electronic document storage, and support services issued. MAXIS can communicate with WF1, but WF1 cannot communicate with MAXIS. Describe the State agency’s process for monitoring E&T providers’ program and fiscal operations. Include plans for direct monitoring such as visits, as well as indirect monitoring such as reviewing program data, financial invoices, etc. DCYF monitors fiscal procedures and expenditures of counties and Tribal Nations that are anticipated to receive more than $250,000 at least every other year, and all other counties and Tribal Nations at least one time every five years. DCYF also conducts bi-annual systematic case file reviews focused on subpopulations of active SNAP E&T records across the state. Third party providers that are contracted directly with DCYF are monitored at least annually. This includes monitoring of several counties as a number of these providers are also county partners. The level of monitoring is based on an annual risk assessment, but always includes at a minimum, a monitoring meeting, and a monitoring questionnaire. Corrective actions are issued to agencies where deficiencies are identified. 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mnfy26stateplan//index.html 24/253