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Previous Policy - 12.5 Youth Program File Documentation

12.5.1 General Eligibility

Effective date: September 1, 2020

All Youth Program participants are required to meet general eligibility requirements, including age, authorization to work in the United States, and Selective Service registration, when applicable.

These criteria must be documented as outlined below:

Eligibility Criterion (All three are required)	Acceptable Documentation Only one per eligibility criterion is required Documents must be unexpired at enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Age/Date of Birth¹ Applicants must be no younger than age 14, and no older than age 24, at the time of eligibility determination. In-School Youth (ISY): ages 14-21 at eligibility determination² Out-of-School Youth (OSY): ages 16-24 at eligibility determination³	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 card Work permit Family Bible
Eligible to Work in the United States⁴	One verification source from List A of I-9 Form OR One verification source from List B of I-9 Form AND one verification source from List C of I-9 Form (Documentation can be found on the I-9 form, or in the Resource Box.)
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 (either legally or illegally) for the first time after their 26th birthday 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.

Eligibility Criterion
(All three are required)

Acceptable Documentation

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

Age/Date of Birth¹

Applicants must be no younger than age 14, and no older than age 24, at the time of eligibility determination.

In-School Youth (ISY): ages 14-21 at eligibility determination²

Out-of-School Youth (OSY): ages 16-24 at eligibility determination³

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 card
Work permit
Family Bible

Eligible to Work in the United States⁴

One verification source from List A of I-9 Form
OR
One verification source from List B of I-9 Form AND one verification source from List C of I-9 Form
(Documentation can be found on the I-9 form, or in the Resource Box.)

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 (either legally or illegally) for the first time after their 26th birthday
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.

¹ Per TEGL 23-19, Attachment II, Data Element 200 Data Element Validation is required.
² 20 CFR § 681.220(b); TEGL 21-16, p. 2
³ 20 CFR § 681.210(b); TEGL 21-16, p. 2
⁴ WIOA Sec. 188(a)(5) requires states to have procedures in place to ensure that program services are provided to those who are authorized to work in the U.S.
⁵ WIOA Sec. 188(a)(5) requires that all individuals participating in WIOA Title I programs comply with Selective Service requirements, if applicable.