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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.3 - Page 13 Rev. 4/2025 of a child under the age of 6 who is also receiving TANF funded assistance and fails to comply with a work experience assignment willfully and without good cause may be subject to a SNAP sanction. This policy only applies to individuals actually assigned to TANF work experience. Case Management Districts must provide case management services to all non-exempt TA/SNAP recipients and NTA/SNAP recipients who are assigned by the district (in accordance with Section 5.2 of the district’s biennial employment plan) to engage in a SNAP E&T work activity. Case management services include, but are not limited to, the completion of an employment assessment, the development of an employment plan, monitoring the individual’s progress in the assigned SNAP E&T activity component, and coordination with service providers. Case management may be provided by district employment unit staff or contracted employment vendors. The case management services provided by the district must be documented in the case record through the completion of an employment assessment, the development of an employment plan, and maintaining detailed case notes to document the frequency of contact with the individual to monitor the individual’s progress in the assigned SNAP E&T work activity. Time spent participating in case management counts towards the time a participant spends in E&T. In addition, E&T is a way for ABAWDs to fulfill the ABAWD work requirement. As such, hours an E&T participant spends with a case manager must count towards the participant’s mandatory E&T and ABAWD work requirement. Districts have flexibility to provide case management services in the mode that best meets the needs of the participant and is in line with the capacity of the district or provider. This flexibility includes offering case management services remotely and delivering services through virtual tools like web applications, as well as in-person services. Supervised Job Search Districts that offer job search as a SNAP E&T work activity component for TA/SNAP and NTA/SNAP applicant and recipient work registrants must offer a supervised job search in accordance with federal regulations at 7 CFR 273.7(e)(2)(i). Supervised job search programs are those that occur at district approved locations at which the activities of the participants are directly supervised, and the timing and activities of participants are tracked by the district or contracted provider. Approved locations may include the local Career Center, public library, third-party provider, an individual’s home, or any other location deemed suitable by the district where the participant has access to the tools and materials they need to perform supervised job search. Tools used in the supervised job search program may include virtual tools, such as websites, portals, or web applications to access supervised job search services. Districts are encouraged to offer a variety of locations and formats to best meet participant needs, and to the extent practicable, allow participants to choose their preferred location. Supervision must be provided by skilled staff, either remotely or in person, who provide meaningful guidance and support with at least monthly documented check-ins and must be provided in such a way to best support the participant. Supervised job search participants must have access to a case