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State Plan NM FY26 - Amendment 1 Page of 45 99 Employment did not equal bona fide job offer requirement Employment in which workers frequently move from one job to another Describe the State agency's process to determine good cause if there is not an appropriate and available opening for an E&T participant. E&T is a voluntary program. There is no conciliation process, however, the customer may be disenrolled at will with no benefit penalty. NMHCA follows both 7 CFR 273.7(i) good cause policy and 7 CFR 273.7(c)(18) provider determination policy. In the scenario where there’s not an appropriate component available for the participant, good cause will be evaluated through the provider determination process outlined on the provider guide. In the scenario where there’s no openings for E&T participants to participate in the program, good cause will be determined by stating this information in case comments and providing resources to participants to other employment programs operating near them.