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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 20

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 60 Chapter 20 Emergency and Special Assistance Programs

so the entire population of students receive school meals for free. Guardians of students who attend CEP schools cannot be required to complete an application for the NSLP. Therefore, an SEBT application must be made available and completed. NOTE: Most CEP students will be required to apply for SEBT, if they are not already directly certified. 20.5.5.B Streamlined Certification (Summer EBT categorical eligibility) Students who fall into any of the following categories are considered directly certified and categorically eligible. Therefore, they are not required to complete an SEBT application. A student is approved for streamlined certification if they are: • Approved by an application for NSLP; or • Receiving SNAP (including SNAP households certified at 200% FPL). Excludes children receiving a “zero-dollar benefit”; or • Receiving WV WORKS/TANF; or • Receiving Medicaid in MAGI categories at or below 185% FPL; or • Receiving a Foster care payment (does not include Adoption or Kinship payments); or • Is homeless as determined by WVDE; or • Is a migrant as determined by WVDE; or • Is a runaway as determined by WVDE; or • Is attending WV Head Start as determined by WVDE. Notes: • WVCHIP is not a benefit program that determines streamline certification for SEBT. Students who receive WVCHIP will be encouraged to apply for SEBT. • Students or a responsible party that is associated with the student may attest to a local Board of Education the student’s status as homeless, a migrant, or a runaway. No additional verification is necessary unless the situation is considered questionable.