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JCAR tables attempt to invalidate ODJFS SNAP rules after debate over ABAWD exemptions
Summary
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review debated Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rules interpreting SNAP work requirements and whether ABAWD exemptions should be assessed independently. Representative Brennan moved to invalidate the rules; the committee voted to table that motion.
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review on the record reviewed Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rules (5101:4-3-11 and 5101:4-3-13) to implement recent SNAP work requirement changes, focusing on whether Ohio must tie ABAWD exemptions to general work-registration exemptions or may evaluate them independently. Representative Brennan moved to recommend invalidation of the rules; the committee later voted to table that motion.
Representative Brennan, who introduced the invalidation motion, argued that federal guidance treats the two sets of SNAP work requirements as distinct and that Ohio's approach could produce "an absurd result" in which a birthday alone could change a person's eligibility. Brennan said USDA/FNS materials and state practice in other jurisdictions suggest exemptions for the able-bodied adults without…
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