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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: BASIC / FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Basic education is designed to assist the participant achieve basic literacy needed to secure unsubsidized employment. Basic education activities may include high school, alternative high school, High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), or basic/remedial education programs. These activities may be done in a traditional as well as alternative approaches. What constitutes a reasonable length of time monthly is determined by the SNAP E&T staff after considering information provided by the instructors. The participant must have regular and consistent weekly attendance. Basic education is a qualifying component. The participant will participate in a minimum average of 12 weekly hours of allowable SNAP E&T activities or 48 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month. To maintain an ABAWD exemption due to E&T participation the participant will complete 80 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month. If an ABAWD is in both a qualifying and non-qualifying component, the majority of the 80 hours must be from qualifying component activities. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans 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. Participants who have: (1) reading skills below 7th grade level, (2) not completed high school or HiSET, will be referred to appropriate educational activities at either a Career Learning Center or other community based educational institution. 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan MT FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mtfy26stateplan//index.html 61/103