Or. Admin. Code § 461-196-0060 - Eligibility; SEBT
(1) For the
purposes of Summer EBT (SEBT ),
categorically eligible (see OAR
461-196-0020) is used
synonymously with
streamlined certification (see OAR
461-196-0020) and means any of
the following:
(a) Receiving foster or
resource care through Child Welfare.
(b) Part of a
filing group
(see OAR 461-196-0020) that receives
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF ).
(c) Part of a
filing group
that receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ) with benefits
greater than $0.
(d) Part of a
filing group that receives Medicaid (Oregon Health Plan) with
countable income under 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
(e) Attending a Head Start program which
participates in the National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast
Program (NSLP/SBP ) (see OAR
461-196-0020).
(g) Migrant, homeless, or runaway as defined
by the student's school.
(2) Children eligible for SEBT include those
who, at any time during the
eligibility period (see OAR
461-196-0020) are:
(b) Enrolled in an
NSLP/SBP
participating school during the
instructional year immediately
preceding the
summer operational period and:
(A)
Categorically
eligible ;
(B) Certified to
receive free or reduced-price school meals through an
NSLP/SBP
participating school;
(C) Otherwise
determined eligible to receive a free or reduced-price meal; or
(D) Determined eligible through a
Summer EBT (SEBT ) application (see OAR
461-196-0020) with the
filing group 's total countable income below 185% of the
federal poverty level (see OAR
461-196-0120) on the date the
completed application is received.
(3) Eligibility for SEBT is established from
the first day of the
instructional year (see OAR
461-196-0020) immediately
preceding the
summer operational period (see OAR
461-196-0020) through the last
day of the
summer operational period , with the exception of
the 2024 program period.
(4) For
the 2024 program period:
(a) The
summer operational period is May 24, 2024, through September
2, 2024.
(b) The
instructional year is July 1, 2023, through May 23,
2024.
(c) The
eligibility
period is from September 1, 2023, through September 2, 2024.
(d) Retroactively effective September 3,
2024, the
SEBT application deadline is extended from the end
of the
summer operational period to September 30, 2024. To
qualify for SEBT based on a completed application submitted to the
Department from September 3, 2024, through September 30, 2024,
a child must meet the eligibility criteria identified in section (2) of this
rule during the 2024
eligibility period .
(5) For the 2025 program period:
(a) The
summer operational
period is May 30, 2025, through September 3, 2025.
(b) The
instructional year
is July 1, 2024, to May 29, 2025.
(c) The
eligibility period
is July 1, 2024, through September 3, 2025.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060
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