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(3) obtain vocational, professional, or other special education lasting more than 90 days if a comparable program is not reasonably available in this state and

(A) notifies the division of the intended absence before leaving this state;

(B) does not establish residency outside this state; and

(C) intends to return to this state once the vocational, professional, or other special education is completed. (d) The division may allow an absence of 30 days or more if an individual is prevented from returning to this state within 30 days because of the individual’s illness or the illness of the individual’s parent, spouse, sibling, or child and the individual

(1) notifies the division of the reason for the extended absence;

(2) provides a corroborating statement from a physician;

(3) does not establish residency outside this state; and

(4) intends to return to this state once the reason for the extended absence allowed under this subsection ends. (e) An individual is no longer eligible for assistance under (c) or (d) of this section if the individual fails to return to this state within 30 days after the reason for the extended absence ends. In this situation, ineligibility begins with the calendar month following the calendar month an individual fails to return to this state by the time established under this section. (f) In this section “resident” has the meaning given that term in AS 47.25.430(a). (Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82; am 10/10/96, Register 140; am 9/20/2002, Register 163) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.430 AS 47.25.520 7 AAC 40.120. Qualifying age. To be eligible for assistance, an applicant must be

(1) 65 years of age or older for old age assistance; an otherwise eligible applicant is entitled to assistance if he becomes 65 during the month of application;