Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-187.11

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, September 4, 2024

Rule 441-187.11 - PAL program component eligibility requirements

A monthly stipend may be provided to a youth who meets the aftercare services program eligibility requirements in Division I of this chapter and the criteria in subrule 187.11(1) or 187.11(2).

(1)Foster care experience. The youth:

a. Was in foster care paid for by the state under Iowa Code section 234.35 on the youth's eighteenth birthday; and

b. Exited foster care after having been in any combination of foster care, the Iowa state training school, or a court-ordered Iowa juvenile detention center in at least 6 of the last 12 months before the youth left placement; and

c. Is ineligible for voluntary foster care placement under 441-Chapter 202.

(2)Iowa state training school or Iowa court-ordered juvenile detention center experience. The youth:

a. Was in the Iowa state training school or a court-ordered Iowa juvenile detention center on the youth's eighteenth birthday; and

b. Exited the Iowa state training school or a court-ordered Iowa juvenile detention center after May 1, 2014; and

c. Exited the state training school or a court-ordered Iowa juvenile detention center after having been in any combination of foster care, the Iowa state training school, or a court-ordered Iowa juvenile detention center in at least 6 of the last 12 months before the youth left placement.

(3)living arrangement. The youth must have a living arrangement other than a parent's home, which may include a former foster family, an apartment, a college dormitory, or another approved arrangement. The program administrator or designee is responsible for approving the living arrangement.

(4)Activity. The youth must meet one or more of the following criteria:

a. Be enrolled in or actively pursuing enrollment in a postsecondary education or training program or work training;

b. Be employed for 80 hours per month or be actively seeking that level of employment; or

c. Be attending an accredited school full-time pursuing a course of study leading to a high school diploma; or

d. Be attending an instructional program leading to a high school equivalency diploma.

(5) Financial need. Initial and ongoing eligibility shall be based on the youth's income and need as determined according to rule 441-187.12 (234).

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-187.11

ARC 8717B, lAB 5/5/10, effective 7/1/10

Amended by IAB March 4, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Number 18, effective 5/1/2015