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100 SNAP recipients who volunteer for participation with the SNAP E&T will be referred to the program. Participation in SNAP E&T is voluntary. Volunteers are not subject to sanctions for noncompliance; however, continuous refusal to participate in an assigned component may result in termination of services made available by the provider.

8 . 5 F A I L U R E T O C O M P L Y W I T H S N A P W O R K R E Q U I R E M E N T S Each SNAP household member will be either an exempt or nonexempt individual from SNAP work requirements. This determination will be made based on the criteria listed in sections 8.1 and 8.2 above. (1) Ineligibility for failure to comply A nonexempt individual who refuses or fails without good cause, as defined in Section 8.10 Good Cause for Failure to Comply with SNAP Work Requirements, to comply with the SNAP work requirements listed in Section 8.1 Work Requirements is ineligible to participate in SNAP, and will be considered an ineligible household member as listed in Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members. As soon as the Agency learns of the individual's noncompliance it must determine whether good cause for the noncompliance exists, as discussed in Section 8.10 Good Cause for Failure to Comply with SNAP Work Requirements. Within 10 days of establishing that the noncompliance was without good cause, the Agency must provide the individual with a notice of adverse action. The notice of adverse action must meet the timeliness and adequacy requirements Chapter 16 Notice of Adverse Action. The notice of adverse action must contain the particular act of noncompliance committed and the proposed period of disqualification. The notice must also specify that the individual may, if appropriate, reapply at the end of the disqualification period. Information must be included on or with the notice describing the action that can be taken to avoid the disqualification before the disqualification period begins. The disqualification period must begin with the first month following the expiration of the 10-day adverse notice period, unless a fair hearing is requested. If the individual complies before the end of the advance notice period, the Agency will cancel the adverse action. (2) Failure to comply with a work requirement under TANF or UCB An individual exempt from SNAP work requirements because he or she is subject to work requirements under TANF or Unemployment Compensation Benefits (UCB) who fails to comply with a TANF or unemployment compensation work requirement will be treated as though he or she