Date of Activity
Friday, 09/25/2026
Time of Activity
10:00 AM
Location
State Office Building, Lower Level, Meadowlark Conf. Room
301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE
Location accessible to handicapped
Details
The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 468, Chapters 1 and 4 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Aid to Dependent Children – General Background and Employment First. The proposed changes update definitions; modify individual responsibility requirements; update exemptions from Employment First requirements; modify intake and initial assessment requirements; remove self-sufficiency contract requirements; add Individualized Employment Plan requirements; expand component requirements to allow more families to participate in Employment First; add job retention services; update supportive and transitional services; modify nonparticipation and noncooperation requirements; update terminology; add clarification language; remove unnecessary language; renumber the regulatory chapters; and correct typographical and punctuation errors.
Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and §§ 68-1715 and 43-512.
Interested persons may attend the hearing and provide verbal or written comments, or mail, fax, or email written comments, no later than the day of the hearing to: DHHS Legal Services, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026, (402) 742-2382 (fax) or dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov, respectively.
A copy of the proposed changes is available online at http://www.sos.ne.gov, or by contacting DHHS at the mailing address or email above, or by phone at (402) 471-8417. The fiscal impact statement for these proposed changes may be obtained at the office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508, or by calling (402) 471-2385.
Auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations needed to participate in a hearing can be requested by calling (402) 471-8417. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call DHHS via the Nebraska Relay System at 711 or (800) 833-7352 TDD at least 2 weeks prior to the hearing.
