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 would allow New Jersey students receiving financial aid through the state's Educational Opportunity Fund (a program for low-income college students) to qualify for SNAP food assistance without meeting the standard 20-hour weekly work requirement that applies to most student SNAP recipients. Currently, federal SNAP rules require student beneficiaries to work 20 hours per week to maintain eligibility, but this bill would exempt those receiving Educational Opportunity Fund awards from that requirement. The state cannot implement this change until the federal government approves it, as SNAP is governed by federal law, and the bill requires the state to seek necessary waivers or approvals. Once approved, the state must apply for federal permission and launch a public awareness campaign to inform eligible students about the new eligibility rules.