Section 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).

         187.11(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.

         187.11(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.

         187.11(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.

         187.11(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.

         187.11(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).

[ARC 8717B, IAB 5/5/10, effective 7/1/10; ARC 1894C, IAB 3/4/15, effective 5/1/15]