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Previous Policy - 12.3 Adult Program File Documentation

12.3.1 Eligibility

Effective date: October 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026

All Adult Program participants are required to meet general eligibility requirements, including age, and Selective Service registration, when applicable.

These criteria must be documented as outlined below:

Eligibility Criterion (All are required)	Acceptable Documentation Only one per eligibility criterion is required Documents must be unexpired at enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Age/Date of Birth¹ Must be 18 years of age or older.²	Self-attestation OR Driver's license Baptismal record Birth Certificate (vital record, do not copy) DD-214 Military report of Transfer or Discharge paper Federal, state, or local ID card (Do not copy state ID card) Passport Hospital record of birth Public assistance/social service records School records or ID cards Work permit Family Bible Cross-match with state agency records Justice system records Selective Service registration Signed letter from a parent or guardian Medical records
Selective Service Registration³	For individuals born male 18 years of age or older who did register: Selective Service registration acknowledgment letter Selective Service registration acknowledgment card Screen printout from www.sss.gov showing online verification Letter of verification from Selective Service Selective Service Status Information Letter For individuals born male over age 26 who did not register: Documentation from the local WDB or service provider that supports the individual's failure to register was not knowing and willful. (Record as Waived in ASSET) OR Documentation that the individual entered the country legally for the first time after their 26^th birthday. Acceptable forms of supporting documentation include:⁴ Date of entry on his passport I-94 with date of entry stamp on it Letter from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicating the date the man entered the United States presented in conjunction with documentation establishing the individual's age OR Documentation that the individual entered the country illegally for the first time after their 26^th birthday. Acceptable forms of supporting documentation include:⁵ Proof that he was not living in the U.S. from age 18 through 25 OR Copy of a valid, non-immigrant visa Individuals born male who are over the age of 18 at the time of application, but have not yet turned 26, and have not yet registered for Selective Service, must complete Selective Service registration before they can be determined eligible for the Adult Program. See the Selective Service Guidance, which gives information about who is and is not required to register, and steps to take if someone was required to register but failed to do so. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Please visit the Selective Service website for more information about the registration requirements at www.sss.gov. Refer to the Selective Service System's Documentation List for a complete list of acceptable documentation.

Eligibility Criterion (All are required)

Acceptable Documentation

Only one per eligibility criterion is required
Documents must be unexpired at enrollment unless otherwise noted.

Age/Date of Birth¹
Must be 18 years of age or older.²

Self-attestation

Driver's license
Baptismal record
Birth Certificate (vital record, do not copy)
DD-214
Military report of Transfer or Discharge paper
Federal, state, or local ID card (Do not copy state ID card)
Passport
Hospital record of birth
Public assistance/social service records
School records or ID cards
Work permit
Family Bible
Cross-match with state agency records
Justice system records
Selective Service registration
Signed letter from a parent or guardian
Medical records

Selective Service Registration³

For individuals born male 18 years of age or older who did register:

Selective Service registration acknowledgment letter
Selective Service registration acknowledgment card
Screen printout from www.sss.gov showing online verification
Letter of verification from Selective Service
Selective Service Status Information Letter

For individuals born male over age 26 who did not register:

Documentation from the local WDB or service provider that supports the individual's failure to register was not knowing and willful. (Record as Waived in ASSET)
OR
Documentation that the individual entered the country legally for the first time after their 26^th birthday. Acceptable forms of supporting documentation include:⁴
- Date of entry on his passport
- I-94 with date of entry stamp on it
- Letter from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicating the date the man entered the United States presented in conjunction with documentation establishing the individual's age
OR
Documentation that the individual entered the country illegally for the first time after their 26^th birthday. Acceptable forms of supporting documentation include:⁵
- Proof that he was not living in the U.S. from age 18 through 25
OR
Copy of a valid, non-immigrant visa

Individuals born male who are over the age of 18 at the time of application, but have not yet turned 26, and have not yet registered for Selective Service, must complete Selective Service registration before they can be determined eligible for the Adult Program.

See the Selective Service Guidance, which gives information about who is and is not required to register, and steps to take if someone was required to register but failed to do so.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Please visit the Selective Service website for more information about the registration requirements at www.sss.gov. Refer to the Selective Service System's Documentation List for a complete list of acceptable documentation.

¹ Per TEGL 23-19, Change 2, Attachment II, Data Element 900 Data Element Validation is required.
² 20 CFR § 680.120
³ WIOA sec. 189(h) requires that all individuals participating in WIOA Title I programs comply with Selective Service requirements, if applicable; TEGL 11-11, Change 2, p. 2
⁴ TEGL 11-11, Change 2, p. 2
⁵

Eligible to Work in the United States

Effective date: October 1, 2017

Individuals eligible to work in the U.S. include (WIOA Sec. 188(a)(5); 20 CR §683.285(5)):

citizens and nationals of the United States;
lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, refugees and asylees (who are authorized to work in the U.S. because of their refugee or asylee status); and
other immigrants authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary's designee to work in the U.S. This includes immigrants covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who have applied for and received work authorization (TEGL 02-14, p. 2).