Proposed Regulations - Future Public Hearings

 
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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, Room 1305, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE, or by calling (402) 471-2385.

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If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in a hearing, please call (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 two weeks before the hearing date. This notice is given in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 84-907.

Public Hearings - Select from the list below to see details.

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    ​September 25, 2026 / Aid to Dependent Children - General Background (468 NAC 1) and Employment First Self-Sufficiency Program (EF) (468 NAC 4)

    10:00 A.M. CST
    Nebraska State Office Building
    Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
    301 Centennial Mall South
    Lincoln, NE

    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.

    October 22, 2026 / Citizenship/Alien Status and Identity (477 NAC 5)

    10:00 A.M. CST
    Nebraska State Office Building
    Lower Level Meadowlark Conference Room
    301 Centennial Mall South
    Lincoln, NE

    The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 477, Chapter 5​ of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Citizenship/Alien Status and Identity.  The proposed changes update citizenship and eligible alien status requirements; modify verification of citizenship requirements; add verification of alien status requirements; remove unnecessary, redundant, or unclear language; add clarification language; update terminology; correct typographical and punctuation errors; and renumber the regulatory chapter.

    Authority for these regulations is found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3117(7) and § 68-901 et seq.

    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.