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ASSESSMENT Does the State require or provide an assessment? Yes No Who conducts the assessment? Select all that apply. State Agency E&T Provider Self-Assessment Intermediary Local Office Other When are participants assessed? Districts have broad flexibility in the manner and timing of completion of the employability assessment. Employability assessments can be part of the required case management services provided to SNAP E&T participants and/or the job search training component. Districts and their providers are required to coordinate assessments, so a participant does not undergo an employability assessment twice in a short period of time. In some districts the assessment is conducted by eligibility staff. In other districts, Employment unit staff or contracted vendors perform this function. Districts are encouraged to complete employment assessments for non-exempt PA/SNAP applicants and recipients who are mandatory SNAP E&T participants as soon after an individual has applied for SNAP as practicable and to thereafter reassess individual circumstances and activity assignments as circumstances warrant, no less frequently than annually. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. When conducting an assessment and developing an employment plan, districts may use the model Assessment and Employment Plan forms developed by OTDA or a local equivalent. Information gathered through the assessment process can also be recorded in the participant’s case record in WTWCMS or SEAMS. Information about the assessment is communicated between the State agency and E&T providers through direct contact, email correspondence, or through a process of shared systems where documentation is maintained in case records (e.g., WTWCMS, SEAMS, and IEDR). Districts have been instructed to adhere to the confidentiality provisions required by SSL § 136 when collecting and recording employment assessment information. If an individual discloses health-related information including information related to a disability during the assessment process, districts must protect the individual’s confidentiality and privacy. An individual’s medical information may only be re-disclosed to a third party if the district has obtained the individual’s signature and the redisclosure is consistent with the 1/29/26, 9:29 AM State Plan NY FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nyfy26stateplan//index.html 33/312