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In the case of mandatory participants, if the costs of participant reimbursements exceed any State agency cap or are not available, describe how the State agency ensures individuals are exempted from mandatory E&T. Through monthly finance reports, DWS tracks our cost allocations and will take appropriate steps to exempt mandatory participation when funds are no longer available. At any point in the E&T process, the customer can claim that the $50 work reimbursement would not be enough to cover their costs to participate, this would exempt them from mandatory participation. 1/29/26, 10:24 AM State Plan UT FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-utfy26stateplan//index.html 21/56