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

This bill (A3186) would allow New Jersey students receiving the state's need-based Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) awards to qualify for SNAP benefits without meeting the standard 20-hour weekly work requirement for student SNAP participants. It directly affects EOF recipients at New Jersey colleges and universities who currently face this federal work hurdle to access nutrition assistance. The bill requires the state to seek federal approval for a waiver of this work requirement before implementation, and mandates a 90-day application to the federal Food and Nutrition Service after the bill's effective date. Once approved, the Department of Human Services must implement the change and run public awareness campaigns about the new eligibility rules for students.