SNAP, TEA, and Work Pays Program Updates (Concerning 20 CAR pt. 501, 20 CAR § 502-201 et seq., 20 CAR § 502-901 et seq., 20 CAR § 503-1501 et seq.)
Department of Human Services · Division of County Operations
- Status
- Final
- Citation
- 20 CAR pt. 501, 20
- Docket
- 016.28.26-004F
- Comment deadline
- May 4, 2026
- Public hearing
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- ALC review
- Jun 18, 2026 · item E.9.c · ALC Administrative Rules
- Effective
- Jun 29, 2026 · Arkansas Register July 2026
- Agency contact
- Mac Golden
The Department of Human Services (DHS) implements rule changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Certification Manual, Transitional Employment Assistance Policy Manual, and Transitional Employment Assistance and Work Pays Policy Manual. The updates implement numerous changes resulting from Federal and State legislation. These changes involve work requirements, mandatory employment and training, job search activities, alien eligibility, and allowable medical deductions across the SNAP, TEA and Work Pays programs.
No public hearing was held on this rule. The period expired on May 4, 2026. The agency indicated that it received no comments. Lacey Johnson, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and received the following responses: 1. Section 502-205, Personal Responsibility Agreement: Does the added language in (b)(5) apply to all applicants/individuals or only those determined to be job-ready? RESPONSE: All adult 19 applicants/individuals will be assessed for job readiness. If they are determined to not have a barrier from being job-ready then they will need to comply with job search activities. 2. Section 502-916, Applicant Job Search: This section imposes a 25% noncompliance sanction on a recipient who fails to provide the appropriate job search documentation. Is this sanction set out in statute or federal regulation, or does it come from somewhere else? RESPONSE: The sanction being applied was due to the law indicating this new rule being an application requirement and not an eligibility requirement along with federal rules that indicate application activity requirements are subject to sanction versus eligibility requirements allowing denial or c
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