# Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-803: Employment and training program requirement

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-803
- **Heading:** Employment and training program requirement
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 20 / Chapter 76 / Subchapter 8 / Section 20-76-803

## Text

The Department of Human Services shall require an able-bodied adult under sixty (60) years of age who receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, has dependents who are all at least six (6) years of age and under eighteen (18) years of age or who has no dependents, and is not otherwise subject to the requirements under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o) , as it existed on January 1, 2019, to participate in an employment and training program established under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(4) , as it existed on January 1, 2019, including without limitation a program operated by the department that authorizes a work registrant to perform public service activities through work experience to fulfill the work requirement necessary to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Added by Act 2019, No. 974,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. See Act 2019, No. 974, § 2.

The Department of Human Services shall require an able-bodied adult under sixty (60) years of age who receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, has dependents who are all at least six (6) years of age and under eighteen (18) years of age or who has no dependents, and is not otherwise subject to the requirements under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(o) , as it existed on January 1, 2019, to participate in an employment and training program established under 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(4) , as it existed on January 1, 2019, including without limitation a program operated by the department that authorizes a work registrant to perform public service activities through work experience to fulfill the work requirement necessary to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Added by Act 2019, No. 974,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.

See Act 2019, No. 974, § 2.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-801 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-801.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-802 Legislative findings and intent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-802.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-803 Employment and training program requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-803.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-804 Reporting requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-804.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 20-76-805 Elimination of no-good-cause exemptions to the work requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T20_C76_S8_S20-76-805.md)

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