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incapacitated person pursuant to appointment by a parent or spouse or by a court. “Guardian” includes a limited, an emergency, and a temporary substitute guardian, but not a guardian ad litem or a person holding only a power of attorney.

36. Experiencing Homelessness means an individual lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes:

a. children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;

b. children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;

c. children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

d. migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this part because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (a) through (c).

37. Infant means a Child six (6) weeks of age through twelve (12) months of age.

38. Job Training Program means vocational, field, on-the-job, apprenticeship, and other Department-Approved job readiness training programs that focus upon the acquisition of knowledge and skills that prepare the participant for employment. 39. Maine Resident means a Parent who has established Maine as a permanent home or as the place where they intend to return after any period of absence. Maine residency, once established, continues until a new, fixed and permanent home is acquired. Documentation of Maine residency includes a Maine home address where the Parent lives and one (1) or more of the following: a Maine individual income tax return for the immediate past tax year that was timely filed with the Maine Revenue Service and that indicates Maine Resident status, valid Maine driver’s license, Maine State ID, current Maine motor vehicle registration, Maine hunting/fishing license, proof of undergraduate Student in-State tuition payment, or other Department- Approved verification.

40. Maine Roads to Quality means Maine’s Early Care and Education