Elimination of no-good-cause exemptions to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-805 — under Public Assistance Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-805

(1) Beginning no later than May 1, 2022, the Department of Human Services shall not exercise the state option to provide exemptions to the work requirement as authorized under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o)(6), as it existed on January 1, 2021, except to an individual:(1) Currently in foster care; or(2) Residing in a domestic violence shelter.

(1) Currently in foster care; or

(2) Residing in a domestic violence shelter.