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14. The value of the U. S. Department of Agriculture donated foods, which include surplus commodities;

15. Any payment received under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970;

16. Earned income of an eligible child if the child is a full- or part-time student;

i. A student is a person who is enrolled in a school, college, university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed for gainful employment;

ii. The income 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;

17. Court ordered cash contributions for medical support paid by a noncustodial parent;

18. Payments for support services and/or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses made to:

i. Individual volunteers serving as foster grandparents, senior health aides, or senior companions; or

ii. Persons serving in the Service Corps of Retired Executives, Active Corps of Executives, and any other program under Titles II and III pursuant to Section 418 of P. L. 93-133;

19. Payments to individual volunteers under:

i. Title I of P. L. 93-133 Section 404(g);

ii. University Year For Action of P. L. 93-113 and PL 96-143; or

iii. Section 9 (VISTA), unless determined by the Director of ACTION to be equivalent to or greater than the federal or state minimum wage;

20. Payments made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of l971, as amended;

21. Payments distributed per capita to or held in trust for members of any Indian Tribe under P. L. 92-254, P. L. 93-134, or P. L. 94-540;

22. Payments received for the care of foster children in the custody of and placed by the Family Services Division;

23. The room-and-board portion of income received by developmental home providers furnishing qualified foster care to individuals placed by the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services (DDMHS) or by a developmental or mental health services agency under contract with DDMHS. (rule 2252.2);

24. Reach Up support services, either as reimbursements or advance payments to the individual for child care, transportation, work-related expenses, work-related supportive services, education, or training-