New Jersey § 44:10-101

§ 44:10-101.

a. The county welfare agencies, under the oversight of the department, shall assist

partnering providers by: (1) collaborating 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; (2) collaborating 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; (3) determining potential project participants' SNAP eligibility and providing the

results of eligibility determinations to partnering providers; (4) developing 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; (5) determining each potential project participant's status regarding SNAP work registration and employment and training requirements , in coordination with partnering providers; (6) confirming each project participant's SNAP eligibility on a monthly basis; and (7) collaborating 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 . b. The department shall, in consultation with the county welfare agencies and the

Department of Labor and Workforce Development: (1) assist partnering providers with understanding the administrative requirements,

work requirements, employment and training requirements, and other requirements for

project participants to maintain SNAP eligibility; (2) assist partnering providers with understanding the requirements for non-federal

resources and program expenditures to generate federal SNAP ETP reimbursements; (3) submit 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; (4) distribute 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 ); (5) collect data concerning partnering providers and project participants, activities,

and outcomes; and (6) audit partnering providers on a routine basis to ensure fiscal and program integrity.