{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-101","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:10-101","heading":"County welfare agencies, departments to assist partnering providers.","body":"7. a. The county welfare agencies, under the oversight of the department, shall assist partnering providers by:\n(1)\tcollaborating with partnering providers, the department, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to conduct outreach to potential project participants and to refer potential project participants to the partnering providers;\n(2)\tcollaborating with partnering providers to develop processes and materials that inform eligible participants regarding: the availability of project activities within each county, in accordance with each partnering provider's service area; the option for eligible participants to participate in project activities; the applicability and appropriateness of specific activities to the eligible participant's case; and the means by which eligible participants may contact partnering providers regarding project participation;\n(3)\tdetermining potential project participants' SNAP eligibility and providing the results of eligibility determinations to partnering providers;\n(4)\tdeveloping and implementing a process to verify that potential project participants are receiving SNAP benefits and not receiving Work First New Jersey TANF benefits and ensuring that this verification process adheres to all applicable federal laws and regulations restricting the unauthorized disclosure of information concerning applicants for, and recipients of, SNAP or TANF benefits;\n(5)\tdetermining each potential project participant's status regarding SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements, in coordination with partnering providers;\n(6)\tconfirming each project participant's SNAP eligibility on a monthly basis; and\n(7)\tcollaborating with partnering providers to develop criteria and procedures for terminating the participation of eligible participants in a partnering provider's project activities including, but not limited to: eligible participants who are not appropriately matched to a partnering provider's project activities; and any eligible participants who are required to register for work and are required to fulfill SNAP work requirements and who are not cooperating with, or participating in, assigned services or work.\nb.\tThe department shall, in consultation with the county welfare agencies and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development:\n(1)\tassist partnering providers with understanding the administrative requirements, work requirements, employment and training requirements, and other requirements for project participants to maintain SNAP eligibility;\n(2)\tassist partnering providers with understanding the requirements for non-federal resources and program expenditures to generate federal SNAP ETP reimbursements;\n(3)\tsubmit requests for federal SNAP ETP reimbursements and fulfill all reporting and other SNAP ETP administrative responsibilities required by the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture;\n(4)\tdistribute federal SNAP ETP reimbursements received by the State under this project to the partnering providers whose non-federal resources and program expenditures generated the federal reimbursements, in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of P.L.2013, c.45 (C.44:10-102);\n(5)\tcollect data concerning partnering providers and project participants, activities, and outcomes; and\n(6)\taudit partnering providers on a routine basis to ensure fiscal and program integrity.\nL.2013, c.45, s.7; amended 2019, c.253, s.7; 2022, c.27, s.5.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2ba23e02e718c716377ce0bdbc4ccedd3274d4813ae11e22d89d43a7d395e323","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-100","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-10-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}