Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
1.1. Scope. -- The Work and Training Program Handbook provides the policies and procedures for the administration of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Program and the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program. The primary goal of the JOBS Program is to place public assistance recipients into employment to alleviate the need for public assistance benefits. Enrollees can be placed into educational, job readiness, job skills, job search, CWEP, OJT or post-secondary education activities.
Food Stamp Employment and Training is a program whereby certain Food Stamp recipients who are unemployed or underemployed are required to look for employment on their own while they are receiving benefits.
The manual outlines policies and procedures to work with recipients in these programs.
1.2. Authority and Related Code Citations. -- Authority to administer the JOBS Program is granted by the Family Support Act of 1988 ( P.L. 100-485). The Food Stamp Employment and Training Program is authorized by the Food Secruity Act of 1985 ( P.L. 99-198). Regulations for JOBS is in 45 CFR, while the Food Stamp regulations are in 7 CFR.1.3. Filing Date. -- November 17, 1995.1.4. Effective Date. -- November 17, 1995.1.5. Repeal and Replace -- This rule repeals and replaces the Bureau for Children and Families Chapter 9-2, Series 7, Incorporation of the Work and Training Program Handbook Manual effective April 10, 1995.