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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 235 STUDENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

3 Section 235 Change #6-2021 July 12, 2021 2. If the natural, adoptive, or stepparent does not live with the child, another full-time student in the same FNS Unit with the child may qualify for eligible student status under this provision if he or she has parental control over the child and is not living with his or her spouse. Parental control means the individual is responsible for the day-to-day decisions and care of the child. (Babysitting does not meet this definition.) G. Be responsible for the care of a dependent FNS Unit member who has reached the age of six and is under age 12 if adequate child care is not available to enable the student to attend class and work 20 hours each week (not averaged) or participate in a State or federally financed work-study program. In a two-parent household, both parents may claim the exemption if there are two or more children who meet this definition. H. Work First Family Assistance recipient. I. Assigned to or placed in an institution of higher education through: 1. A program under the Workforce Investment Act (WIOA); or NOTE: WIA Programs are operated under the auspices of local Workforce Development Boards. 2. The Food and Nutrition Services Employment and Training Program or a government sponsored employment and training program for low-income households equivalent to an employment and training component; or 3. A program under Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974; or 4. Work First Employment Services; or 5. A training program under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Self-initiated placements during the period of time the student is enrolled in one of these employment and training programs shall be considered to be in compliance with the requirements of the employment and training program in which the person is enrolled provided that the program has a component for enrollment in an institution of higher education and that program accepts the placement. A student who voluntarily participates in one of these employment and training programs and is placed in an institution of higher education through or in compliance with the requirements of the program will also qualify for the exemption. J. Participating in an on-the-job training program.