1. (1) The following earned income is not counted when comparing the filing unit's gross monthly income to the applicable GMI standard:

   1. (a) the earned income of a dependent child who is a full-time student;
   2. (b) income received by a dependent child under section 503 of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982, P.L. 97-300; and
   3. (c) earned income tax credit (EITC) advance payments and refunds.

2. (2) The following earned income is not counted when comparing the filing unit's net monthly income to the applicable NMI standard:

   1. (a) the earned income of a dependent child who is a full-time student; and
   2. (b) EITC advance payments and refunds.
3. (3) Income tax refunds are not considered as either earned or unearned income but are considered a resource to the filing unit.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-6-113, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 53-2-201 and 53-6-131, MCA

History: NEW, 1999 MAR p. 2574, Eff. 7/2/99; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 1196, Eff. 6/13/03.