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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone on one of these threads posted an anecdote about a kid who was in DCPS but then didn’t qualify for DC TAG. So I went to look for the requirements. OSSE runs that verification too. Tax filers have to provide a certified tax form, and there is an electronic system to do it (DCOne App?).[b] If you are not a tax filer, you have to supply a statement of other benefits (TANF, etc.), bill/pay stub, AND successfully file a FAFSA.

[/b]So, there is already a more stringent system at OSSE that has accommodations for low income non-filers.

Can we bring that to scale for schools? That benefit (12k) is worth more than the 10k DCTAG.

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2018-19%20DCOneApp%20Checklist.pdf[/quote]

Well, you can't require the parents to file a FAFSA for K-12. So if someone claims to be a non-filer, how are the enforceable restrictions any more than under the current system? I mean, a non-filer who receives no public benefits submits only a bill or a pay stub, or both . . . but apparently non-residents are able to get DC bills in their names and/or change their pay stub address for one pay period, right?

I agree that we need to crack down on the proof of residency, I'm just not sure if this will help.[/quote]

It's order of operations -- if you are a tax filer, you do not have the option of providing other documents. Only non-filers can use other documents, and one of those other documents must be a one of the following:

12-month (Jan – Dec 2017) TANF/SNAP/Food Stamp Statement
12-month (Jan – Dec 2017) Child Support Document
12-month (Jan – Dec 2017) Retirement/Annuity Document
12-month (Jan – Dec 2017) Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Social Security Income (SSI)
12-month (Jan – Dec 2017) Unemployment Benefits or Worker’s Compensation Disability
Ward of Court Letter (dated for 2018)

No one can apply with paystub alone, so I do think it is an improvement. In order to scam with bills/paystubs, you also have to scam that you are not a tax filer with one of the docs above, which is a higher bar. Agree K-12 won't have a FAFSA![/quote]

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