La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1935

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section III-1935 - Student Provisions (Effective March 1, 2006)

A. An individual enrolled at least half-time (as defined by the institution) in an institution of higher education is considered a student. A student is ineligible to receive SNAP benefits unless the individual meets at least one of the following conditions:

1. under age 18 or over age 49;

2. physically or mentally unfit;

3. receiving FITAP benefits;

4. employed an average of at least 20 hours per week, and be paid for such employment, or if self-employed, employed for an average of at least 20 hours per week and receives weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum hourly wage multiplied by 20 hours;

5. participating in a state or federally financed work-study program during the regular school year;

6. participating in an on-the-job training program;

7. responsible for the care of a dependent household member who is:

a. under age 6; or

b. age 6 or over but under age 12 and adequate child care is not available;

8. is a single parent who is a full-time student (as defined by the institution) and who is responsible for the care of a dependent child under age 12, regardless of the availability of adequate child care;

9. assigned to or placed in an institution of higher education through or in compliance with the requirements of one of the following:

a. the work program under Title IV of the Social Security Act, which is the Strategies to Empower People (STEP) Program;

b. the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2015;

c. a SNAP employment and training program subject to the condition that the course or program of study is part of a program of career and technical education as defined in section 3 of the Carl D Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C 2302 ) designed to be completed in not more than four years at an institution of higher education or is limited to remedial course, basic adult education, literacy, or English as a second language;

d. a program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974; or

e. a state or local government employment and training program.

B. An institution of higher education is a:

1. business, technical, trade, or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) for enrollment in the curriculum; or

2. college or university that offers degree programs regardless of whether a high school diploma or equivalency certificate (GED) is required.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1935

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 9:131 (March 1983), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 24:1783 (September 1998), LR 32:1616 (September 2006), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2528 (November 2010), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability, LR 451440 (10/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 7 CFR 273.5., P.L. 107-171, P.L. 110-246.