14.16 State Exemption.

A. The agency must inform all mandatory E&T participants that they may be exempted from E&T participation if their monthly expenses that are reasonably necessary and directly related to participation in the E&T program exceed the allowable reimbursement amount. Persons for whom allowable monthly expenses in an E&T component exceed the allowable amount are not required to participate in that component. These individuals will be placed, if possible, in another suitable component in which the individual's monthly E&T expenses would not exceed the allowable reimbursable amount paid. If a suitable component is not available, these individuals will be exempt from E&T participation until a suitable component is available or the individual's circumstances change, and his/her monthly expenses do not exceed the allowable reimbursable amount paid. B. The use of a state exemption does not stop the increment of the three (3) months in a 36- month period (3/36) counter. C. The exemption will allow the client to avoid the disqualifications associated with the E&T requirement as mandated by the agency; however, the client must meet the ABAWD work requirement unless otherwise determined exempt from the general work registration requirement. Source: 7 CFR §273.7(d)(4)(v) Revised: March 2022