Provides for student recipients of educational opportunity funds to be exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement ordinarily required for student SNAP participation.

Summary

The bill lets higher‑education students who receive New Jersey’s Educational Opportunity Fund award qualify for SNAP benefits even if they don’t meet the usual 20‑hour weekly work requirement. The exemption only takes effect after the state obtains the necessary federal waiver or approval. The Department of Human Services must seek those approvals, adopt implementing rules, and run a public awareness campaign.

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