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general and ABAWD work requirements), complete the comprehensive assessment and the employability plan and make the assignment. This process may be completed immediately following the eligibility interview when an individual volunteers and benefits are able to be authorized, or the county may give an appointment to come back for the comprehensive assessment, employability plan and making the assignment. 2. Counties have individuals or units within the agency designed to do work activities; once the eligibility worker determines that an individual has volunteered and is appropriate for referral to SNAP E&T, they will be referred to the “assignment” unit to complete the comprehensive assessment and the employability plan and make the assignment. This “hand-off” varies by county. Some counties do this immediately/same day when benefits are able to be authorized while others give an appointment to come back and meet with the SNAP E&T worker. County workers cost allocate their time by completed Random Moment Samples, or “RMS hits”, during the day. At the time of the RMS hit, they must identify what they are currently working on and code to the correct program and area. Screening and referrals to E&T are not to be coded to E&T. Describe the State's relationships and communication with intermediaries or E&T providers. Ohio is a state-supervised, county-administered program, each county agency determines the structure of their agency and their operational procedures. Each county agency is required to submit a SNAP Employment and Training Plan to the state agency describing their policies and procedures for administering a SNAP E&T program within their county, which includes procedures on commuication with E&T providers. State staff review and approve all county plans to ensure compliance with SNAP E&T rules. Ohio has State held contracts with 2 community colleges who participate in the Community College Acceleration Program (CCAP) , Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and The Only Person You Cheat is You (TOPUCU). Regular meetings to maintain/build relationships and communicate between the community colleges, state SNAP policy staff and respective counties are held quarterly and meetings with the State and CEO/TOPUCU are held monthly. Describe how the State agency shares new policies, procedures, or other information with the intermediary or other E&T provider. CCAP The state SNAP policy section, the two community colleges and the respective counties that have signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the colleges, have quarterly meetings to discuss program updates, challenges and steps to move forward. Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) The state has monthly meetings with CEO in which we share any new policies, procedures and other information. County Agencies A county agency is required to communicate all of this information to their contracted providers. This process is established at the county level. Describe how the State agency, intermediaries, and E&T providers share participant data and information. Include the names of any MIS systems (or other modes of communication) used. 1/29/26, 9:30 AM State Plan OH FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ohfy26stateplan//index.html 19/121