A bill aimed at promoting research on the impact of poverty on children was amended and advanced from select file March 21.<\/p>\n
LB1081, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Kathy Campbell, would allow low-income Nebraskans to be part of a nationwide study on the impact of poverty on early childhood development.<\/p>\n
The bill would exclude the following types of public assistance from a participant\u2019s income when determining eligibility:
\n\u2022\tthe child care subsidy program;
\n\u2022\tthe low-income home energy assistance program;
\n\u2022\tTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); and
\n\u2022\tSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).<\/p>\n
The exclusion would be limited to $4,000 per year for four years and would be discontinued at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n
Omaha Sen. Heath Mello offered an amendment, adopted 30-0, which incorporated provisions of his LB701. The amendment would extend provisions under the state\u2019s public assistance statutes relating to education work requirements.<\/p>\n
Mello said Nebraska law currently allows certain educational opportunities\u2014such as hours spent working toward a GED, diploma or associate degree\u2014to count toward core work requirements for the purposes of a self-sufficiency contract under the Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) program.<\/p>\n
\u201c[These educational activities] are key for families working to move out of poverty and ultimately transition off of state public benefits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The amendment would remove the termination date of the provisions, which had been set for Dec. 31, 2016.<\/p>\n
Following adoption of the amendment, the bill advanced to final reading by voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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