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107 In the case of an individual who is a member of a participating household, if the Agency determines that the individual voluntarily quit his or her job or reduced his or her work effort without good cause while participating in SNAP or discovers that the individual voluntarily quit his or her job or reduced his or her work effort without good cause 60 days prior to the date of application for SNAP benefits or between application and certification, the Agency must provide the individual with a notice of adverse action within 10 days after the determination of a quit or reduction in work effort (Section 16.1 Use of Notice). The notification must contain the particular act of noncompliance committed, the proposed period of ineligibility, the actions that may be taken to avoid the disqualification, and it must specify that the individual, if otherwise eligible, may resume participation at the end of the disqualification period if the Agency determines the individual to be in compliance with SNAP work requirements. The individual will be disqualified according to Section 8.6 Disqualification Periods for Failure to Comply with SNAP Work Requirements. The ineligible individual must be considered an ineligible household member (See Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members). The disqualification period will begin the first month following the expiration of the 10-day adverse action notice period, unless the individual requests a fair hearing and is entitled to continued benefits. Generally, the sanction should be imposed the month following the month the voluntary quit occurred and is verified. If a voluntary quit or reduction in work effort occurs in the last month of a certification period, or is determined in the last 30 days of the certification period, the individual must be denied recertification for a period equal to the appropriate mandatory disqualification period, beginning with the day after the last certification period ends and continuing for the length of the disqualification, regardless of whether the individual reapplies for SNAP benefits. (5) Right to a fair hearing Each individual has a right to a fair hearing to appeal a reduction, denial or termination of benefits due to a determination that the individual voluntarily quit his or her job or reduced his or her work effort without good cause. If the participating individual's benefits are continued pending a fair hearing and the Agency determination is upheld, the disqualification period must begin the first of the month after the hearing decision is rendered. (6) Ending a voluntary quit or a reduction in work disqualification Following the end of the mandatory disqualification period for voluntarily quitting a job or reducing work effort without good cause, an individual may begin participation in SNAP if the household contacts the Agency by either requesting for an individual to be added to the SNAP budget or filing an application if the case is closed or recertification if due and is determined eligible by the Agency.