New Jersey § 44:10-102

§ 44:10-102.

a. The department shall submit a revised State Employment and Training Plan to the

Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture, in accordance

with section 273.7 (c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations , in order to expand NJ SNAP ETP to include project partnerships with qualifying agencies. The revised State Employment and Training Plan shall define the services to be provided

under NJ SNAP ETP, including, but not limited to, the project services provided pursuant

to P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-95 et seq. ) and shall ensure that under no circumstances shall a recipient of SNAP benefits be

disqualified from SNAP participation solely due to nonparticipation in a SNAP ETP

activity . The department shall submit the revised State Employment and Training Plan to the

Food and Nutrition Service as soon as practicable but no later than the first day

of the seventh month next following the effective date of P.L.2022, c. 27 ( C.44:10-97.1 et al.) . b. The commissioner shall take such additional steps as may be necessary to secure

approval from the Food and Nutrition Service in the United States Department of Agriculture

for this project and to ensure that the State and partnering providers are in compliance

with all applicable provisions of federal and State laws and regulations. c. The department may reserve up to five percent of the federal SNAP ETP reimbursements

generated as a direct result of the activities of the partnering providers and received

by the State pursuant to P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-95 et seq. ) for operating expenses and staff directly related to the administration, oversight,

and evaluation of this project. The remaining federal SNAP ETP reimbursements generated as a direct result of the

activities of the partnering providers and received by the State pursuant to P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-95 et seq. ) shall be distributed to the partnering providers whose expenditures generated the

federal SNAP ETP reimbursements on a pro-rata basis and in accordance with the performance-based

system for distributing federal SNAP ETP reimbursements established pursuant to section

4 of P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-98 ). Within the request for proposals issued pursuant to P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-95 et seq. ), the department shall describe the performance-based system for distributing federal

SNAP ETP reimbursements and indicate the net percentage of federal SNAP ETP reimbursements

that shall be distributed to partnering providers. d. The department shall apply for any additional federal funds which may be available

to implement the provisions of P.L.2013, c. 45 ( C.44:10-95 et seq. ), including, but not limited to, any unobligated, unexpended federal SNAP ETP funds

originally allocated to other state agencies and available for reallocation pursuant

to section 273.7 (d) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations . e. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development may solicit, receive, and accept

grants, funds, or anything of value from any public or private entity and receive

and accept contributions of money, property, labor, or any other thing of value from

any legitimate source to support the project, provided that the commissioner does

not have reason to believe that the entity may have a vested interest in the decisions

of the commissioner or the department concerning the selection of specific partnering

providers.