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Debate over shortening ADC time limit: sponsors seek 36‑month cap; advocates warn of harm to families
Summary
Sen. Bob Andersen introduced LB379 to shorten Nebraska’s ADC (cash assistance/TANF) lifetime limit from 60 months to 24 months; he later offered an amendment to set the cap at 36 months.
Sen. Bob Andersen introduced LB379 seeking to reduce the lifetime cap on Aid to Dependent Children (ADC, Nebraska’s TANF cash component) from the current 60 months to 24 months; he later filed an amendment (AM378) to extend the proposed cap to 36 months to align with a separate statutory allowance for vocational training. The sponsor said the change would emphasize work and faster transitions into employment and cited programs that could be completed in 24–36 months.
The committee heard sharply divided testimony. Proponents (including the Foundation for Government Accountability and other reform…
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