From 945b3612b5207d02d8e8fd2cff5d9f698a51ce94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daphne Hansell <128793799+daphnehanse11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 12:03:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Correct AK SNAP ABAWD HR1 date for good-faith exemption FNS approved Alaska's good-faith exemption under 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(7) effective 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-31, deferring the HR1 ABAWD rules in all areas except the Municipality of Anchorage. Move the AK hr1_in_effect date from 2025-11-01 to 2026-11-01 (statewide approximation; the Anchorage split requires borough-level geography, tracked in #8822), update the routing tests, and add behavioral regression tests for the exemption window. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- changelog.d/hi-ak-snap-abawd-hr1.fixed.md | 1 + .../abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml | 17 ++++++---- .../is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml | 27 +++++++++++++--- .../meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml | 32 +++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/hi-ak-snap-abawd-hr1.fixed.md diff --git a/changelog.d/hi-ak-snap-abawd-hr1.fixed.md b/changelog.d/hi-ak-snap-abawd-hr1.fixed.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..013f76dc7b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/hi-ak-snap-abawd-hr1.fixed.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Correct Alaska's SNAP ABAWD HR1 implementation date from 2025-11-01 to 2026-11-01: FNS approved Alaska's good-faith exemption under 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(7) effective 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-31, deferring the HR1 rules in all areas except Anchorage (modeled as a statewide approximation). diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml index 129ca467ce6..e56ac6c6262 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/snap/work_requirements/abawd/hr1_in_effect.yaml @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@ # P.L. 119-21 grants Alaska preferential waiver authority (150% of the # national average unemployment threshold and good-faith exemptions) -# per 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)(A)(ii) and 2015(o)(7). Alaska implemented the -# HR1 ABAWD work requirement changes effective 2025-11-01, alongside a -# good-faith exemption waiver covering all census areas and boroughs -# except the Municipality of Anchorage. Borough-level high-unemployment -# waivers are not modeled here. +# per 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)(A)(ii) and 2015(o)(7). FNS approved Alaska's +# good-faith exemption effective 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-31, deferring +# the HR1 ABAWD rules in all areas except the Municipality of Anchorage, +# which applies them from 2025-11-01. This parameter approximates all of +# Alaska as exempt through the window; the Anchorage split requires +# borough-level geography, tracked separately. The 2026-11-01 date assumes +# the exemption is not renewed; renewals are permitted through 2028-12-31. +# Borough-level high-unemployment waivers are not modeled here. description: Alaska implements the HR1 changes to Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when this is true. values: 0000-01-01: false - 2025-11-01: true + 2026-11-01: true metadata: unit: bool @@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ metadata: reference: - title: Alaska Department of Health, H.R. 1 - AK Impacts href: https://health.alaska.gov/en/education/hr-1-ak-impacts/ + - title: 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(7) - Good faith exemptions for Alaska and Hawaii + href: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2015&num=0&edition=prelim - title: Public Law 119-21, Section 10102(a) - Modifications to SNAP ABAWD Requirements href: https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf#page=81 - title: USDA FNS SNAP Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, ABAWD Waivers Implementation Memorandum (October 3, 2025) diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml index e4a16219a74..cd1beb6251c 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect.yaml @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Federal HR1 effective date: 2025-07-04 # CA delays to 2026-06-01 per ACL 25-93 -# HI and AK delay to 2025-11-01 +# HI delays to 2025-11-01 +# AK is exempt through 2026-10-31 under the 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(7) good-faith +# exemption (statewide approximation; Anchorage applies HR1 from 2025-11-01) - name: Case 1, non-CA after federal effective date. period: 2026-01 @@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ output: is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false -- name: Case 9, AK not in effect between federal and state adoption dates. +- name: Case 9, AK not in effect between federal effective date and exemption window. period: 2025-08 input: state_code: @@ -78,13 +80,13 @@ output: is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true -- name: Case 11, AK in effect at state adoption date. +- name: Case 11, AK not in effect at start of good-faith exemption window. period: 2025-11 input: state_code: 2025: AK output: - is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true + is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false - name: Case 12, HI in effect in 2026 steady state. period: 2026-01 @@ -93,8 +95,23 @@ output: is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true -- name: Case 13, AK in effect in 2026 steady state. +- name: Case 13, AK not in effect during good-faith exemption window. period: 2026-01 + input: + state_code: AK + output: + is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: false + +- name: Case 14, AK in effect when good-faith exemption expires. + period: 2026-11 + input: + state_code: + 2026: AK + output: + is_snap_abawd_hr1_in_effect: true + +- name: Case 15, AK in effect in 2027 steady state. + period: 2027-01 input: state_code: AK output: diff --git a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml index c34433402b3..e04732aec05 100644 --- a/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml +++ b/policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/usda/snap/eligibility/work_requirements/meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements.yaml @@ -630,3 +630,35 @@ is_disabled: false output: meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true + +# ===================================================== +# Alaska good-faith exemption through 2026-10-31 - +# 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(7) +# ===================================================== + +- name: Case 44, AK age 60 still exempt during good-faith exemption window. + period: 2026-01 + absolute_error_margin: 0.1 + input: + age: 60 + weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: 1 + is_disabled: false + state_code: AK + output: + meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: true + +# Non-January month periods require year-keyed inputs for year-defined +# variables (age, hours, state_code), to avoid a period-parsing error in +# policyengine-core's input storage. +- name: Case 45, AK age 60 in extended band fails after exemption expires. + period: 2026-12 + absolute_error_margin: 0.1 + input: + age: + 2026: 60 + weekly_hours_worked_before_lsr: + 2026: 1 + state_code: + 2026: AK + output: + meets_snap_abawd_work_requirements: false