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Amend Section 63-502.14, .2, .363 and .38 to read: 63-502 INCOME, EXCLUSIONS AND DEDUCTIONS (Continued) 63-502

.2 Income Exclusions (Continued)

(i) The earned income (as defined in Section 63-502.13) of children who are members of the household, who are elementary or secondary school students at least half time, and who have not attained their [-18th-] {+19th+} birthday. Income of a student who attains their [-18th-] {+19th+} birthday during the certification period, shall be excluded until the month following the month in which the student turned [-18-] {+19+}. If the student becomes [-18-] {+19+} during an application month, the income is excluded in the month of application and counted in the following month except as specified in Section 63-507(a)(4)(A). The exclusion shall continue to apply during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks, provided the child's enrollment will resume following the break. If the child's earnings or amount of work performed cannot be differentiated from that of other household members, the total earnings shall be prorated equally among the working members and the child's pro rata share shall be excluded. Individuals are considered children for purposes of this provision if they are under the parental control, as defined in Section 63-102(p)(1), of another household member. (Continued)

{+(p) Child Support payments that a household member pays to or for an individual living outside of the household.+}

{+(1) The child support exclusion is the monthly amount of child support payments that a household member, with a legal obligation to pay child support payments to or for an individual living outside of the household, actually makes.+}

{+(2) The payments shall be verified as specified in Section 63-300.51(j).+}

{+(3) Households that fail or refuse to cooperate by supplying the necessary verifications shall have their eligibility and benefit level determined without a child support exclusion.+}

{+(4) Payments are excluded only to the extent that they represent the household's child support obligation which has been ordered by a court or administrative authority.+}

{+(5) Child support payments made to a third party (e.g., a landlord or utility company) on behalf of the nonhousehold member in accordance with the support order shall be included in the child support exclusion. Payments made by a household with a legal obligation to obtain health insurance for a child shall also be included as part of the child support exclusion.+}

{+(6) Amounts paid toward arrearages shall be excluded.+}