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Amend Section 63-503.242, .251, .311, .312, .441(a), and .442(c) to read:

63-503 DETERMINING HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT LEVELS 63-503 (Continued)

.2 Determining Resources, Income and Deductions (Continued)

.25 (Continued)

(QR) Determining Deductions for Change Reporting and QR/RB Households

Deductible expenses include only certain medical, dependent care, {+and+} shelter costs. [-, and child support as specified in Section 63-502.3.-] Treatment of deductions for households subject to QR/PB are specified in Sections 63-509(a)(3), (a)(3)(A), (a)(3)(B), and (a)(3)(C).

.251 Billed Expenses

Except as specified in Section 63-503.252 for averaged expenses [-and Section 63- 502.37 for the child support deduction,-] a deduction shall be allowed only for the month the expense is billed or otherwise becomes due, regardless of when the household intends to pay the expense. Rent which is due each month shall be included in the household's shelter expenses, even if the household has not yet paid the expense. Amounts carried forward from past billing periods shall not be deducted, even if included with the most recent billing and actually paid by the household. In any event, an allowable expense shall be deducted only once. (Continued)

.253 Anticipating/Estimating Expenses (Continued)

(b) (Continued) Other Expenses