Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 395 - CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES: PROTECTION AND SAFETY › Chapter 10 - YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY SERVICES AND SUPPORT BRIDGE TO INDEPENDENCE › Section 395-10-003 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
In order to participate in Bridge to Independence, the
				  following elements of eligibility must be met:
(A) Individual eligibility as established by
				Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									43-4504 and the requirements of
				this chapter;
(B) United States
				Citizenship or lawful presence as established by this chapter;
(C) Educational or employment
				conditions;
(D) Placement and
				living arrangement; and
(E)
				Voluntary Services and Support Agreement.
003.01
CITIZENSHIP
				REQUIREMENTS.
In order to participate in Bridge to Independence, a
				young adult must be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien as
				defined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
				of 1996 (PRWORA). When a non-citizen applies for Bridge to Independence the
				applicant's qualified alien status must be verified through the Systemic Alien
				Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program operated by the Citizenship and
				Immigration Services. At the time of application, the young adult making the
				application must sign a Department approved attestation form, confirming
				citizenship or qualified alien status.
003.02
NEBRASKA RESIDENT
				REQUIREMENT.
In order to participate in Bridge to Independence, a
				young adult must be a resident of Nebraska. The Department will determine
				whether a young adult is a Nebraska resident using the criteria set forth in
				this section.
003.02(A)
LIVING IN
				NEBRASKA.
A young adult living in the state of Nebraska
				voluntarily with the intent of making Nebraska his or her home will be
				considered a Nebraska resident.
003.02(B)
LIVING OUTSIDE
				NEBRASKA.
A young adult living outside the state of Nebraska may
				be deemed to be a Nebraska resident if the young adult:
(i) Is temporarily absent from the state as
				the result of enrollment in post-secondary Education, a trade school, or the
				Job Corps, and the young adult intends to return to Nebraska when the purpose
				of the temporary absence has been accomplished;
(ii) Is a member of the United States Armed
				Forces and he or she is stationed in a state other than Nebraska and the young
				adult does not claim the other state as his or her residence for voting or tax
				purposes;
(iii) Prior to age 19,
				was placed in another state by the Department or probation as part of a court
				proceeding filed under the Nebraska juvenile code and the young adult has
				continuously lived in the state where he or she was placed by the Department or
				probation; or
(iv) Prior to age 19,
				was living in the State of Nebraska when a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
				obtained jurisdiction over the young adult due to child abuse or neglect and,
				prior to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe's age of majority, the young
				adult was placed outside of the State of Nebraska by a court order issued by
				that Tribal Court.
003.02(C)
EXCEPTION.
A young adult who was a Nebraska resident but was placed outside Nebraska
				pursuant to the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) is not
				subject to the residency requirement.
003.02(D)
DETERMINATION OF
				INTENT.
A young adult's intent to make Nebraska his or her home
				will be evaluated by the Department. The Department may consider whether the
				young adult has a Nebraska driver's license, a motor vehicle registration in
				Nebraska, owns or leases property in Nebraska or another state, or has accepted
				employment in Nebraska or another state.
003.02(D)(i)
INCAPABLE OF
				INDICATING INTENT.
A young adult is considered to be incapable of
				indicating intent if documentation from a medical or mental health professional
				indicates that the young adult is not capable of indicating intent.
003.02(D)(ii)
RESIDENCY
				DETERMINATION.
A young adult who is incapable of indicating intent
				is considered to be a resident of the state in which the young adult is living,
				unless the young adult was placed out of state as part of a court proceeding
				filed under the Nebraska juvenile code and the young adult has continuously
				lived in the state where he or she was placed by the Department, in which case
				the young adult will be considered a resident of Nebraska.