Administrative Code rule 5101:9-6-09 "Food Assistance Employment and Training Allocation" is amended to reflect current funding practices necessary to avoid wide fluctuations in county allocations and minimize the effect of decreases in statewide funding levels.

In addition, effective 7/1/09, a CDJFS will no longer be required to submit a JFS 01870 "Federal Medicaid and Federal Food Stamp Match Certification" form in the event the agency exhausts its Income Maintenance funding. Language has been added to the 2010/2011 subgrant agreements between the CDJFS and ODJFS to replace the form as a method of ensuring the counties understand their local obligations.

Finally, on June 18, 2008, Congress enacted The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) reauthorizing the Food Stamp Program. Section 4001 of the Act officially changed the name of the program to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) effective October 1, 2008. As a result, the name of the Food Stamp Program in Ohio was changed to the Food Assistance Program. Therefore, we have changed references in the rule.

Instructions:

Please direct inquiries to your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisors/Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance at (614) 752-9194.