Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 43. Infants and Juveniles § 43-4504. Bridge to independence program; availability

(a)Subdivision (3)(a) of section 43-247 or the equivalent under tribal law;

(b)Subdivision (8) of section 43-247 or the equivalent under tribal law if the young adult's guardianship or state-funded adoption assistance agreement was disrupted or terminated after he or she had attained the age of sixteen years and (i) who, upon attaining the age of eligibility, was in an out-of-home placement or had been discharged to independent living or (ii) with respect to whom a kinship guardianship assistance agreement or an adoption assistance agreement was in effect pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 673 if the young adult had attained sixteen years of age before the agreement became effective or with respect to whom a state-funded guardianship assistance agreement or a state-funded adoption assistance agreement was in effect if the young adult had attained sixteen years of age before the agreement became effective; or

(c)Subdivision (1), (2), or (3)(b) of section 43-247 and (i) after January 1, 2025, upon one day prior to attaining nineteen years of age or the age of majority under relevant tribal law, was in a court-ordered out-of-home placement and (ii) such placement had been authorized or reauthorized in the six months prior to the juvenile attaining nineteen years of age in a court order finding that it would be contrary to the welfare of the juvenile to remain in or return to the juvenile's family home;

(a) Completing secondary education or an educational program leading to an equivalent credential;

(b) Enrolled in an institution which provides postsecondary or vocational education;

(c) Employed for at least eighty hours per month;

(d) Participating in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment; or

(e) Incapable of doing any of the activities described in subdivisions (3)(a) through (d) of this section due to a medical condition, which incapacity is supported by regularly updated information in the case plan of the young adult;