OAR 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). Streamlined certification is determined using the most recent instance in which an eligible child (see 196-0020) meets any of the following qualifying factors. If an eligible child meets more than one of the listed qualifying factors at the same time, streamlined certification will be determined based on the first factor that is met, in descending order from (a) through (g). (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) Receiving 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). (f) Receiving Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) (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: (a) School-aged (see OAR 461-196-0020 ) and categorically eligible . (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. (4) 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. (5) For the 2026 program period: (a) The summer operational period is June 5, 2026, through September 1, 2026. (b) The instructional year is July 1, 2025, through June 4, 2026. (c) The eligibility period is July 1, 2025, through September 1, 2026.