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379 Section 9.2 Referrals to the SNAP Employment and Training Program (E&T): This section has been revised to outline the E&T referral process for Mandatory participants and for Volunteers. Section 9.3 Failure to Comply with SNAP Employment and Training Requirements: This section defines noncompliance in E&T and outlines notification and disqualification periods for failure to comply with SNAP E&T requirements. Section 9.5 SNAP Employment and Training Components: This section defines components for SNAP E&T. Section 9.6 Reimbursement Funds for Employment and training Program Participants: This section provides recommendations for expenditure of transportation reimbursement funds for E&T. Section 9.7 Record Keeping for the Employment and Training Program: Goodwill of South Carolina has been added as the entity that will record E &T component participation for mandatory ABAWDs. Section 15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households (1) Interim Changes Considered Known to the Agency: This section has been changed to include DHEC Death Match as an interim change considered known to the agency that must be acted on. Section 15.4 Interim Changes for Simplified Reporting Households (2) Interim Changes Reported by the Household That Must be Acted on: Item B has been changed from “Death of all household members” to “Death of any household members” as a change that must be acted on when reported by the household. Section 19.1 Definition of the South Carolina Combined Application Project: Standard SCCAP benefit amounts have been updated to reflect changes made effective January 2012 as a result of the Cost of Living Increase (COLA). Section 19.4 Exception to South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) Eligibility: The medical expense threshold for opting out of SCCAP has increased from $35 to $50. This increase was effective January 2012. This section has also been reworded for clarity. Volume 18 April 2012 Section 3.7 Interviews: The procedure for interviewing households who have filed applications has been re- defined to be consistent with Directive Memo D11-27, New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy for Scheduling Telephone Interviews. Section 9.3 Failure to Comply with SNAP Employment and Training Requirements (2) Notice of Adverse Action: Verbiage has been added to specify that change reporting policy (re: increase/decrease) in Section 15.4 does not apply when sanctioning for failure to comply with SNAP E &T. Section 11.3 Earned Income (Z) Sick Pay Benefits Paid by Employer: A note has been added to this section along with a link to clarify that sick pay benefits paid by a source other than the employer (such as an insurance company) should be treated as unearned income. Section 11.3 Earned Income (M) Educational Assistance: Exempts educational assistance in accordance with SC Medicaid policy.