Name: Deb Etheridge: a person was exempt from the ABOD requirements if they had a child under the age of 18. That changed to, for households having a child under the age of 14. Prior categorical exemptions were veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and certain former foster care youth. These categories are no longer independently qualify.
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Description: a person was exempt from the ABOD requirements if they had a child under the age of 18. That changed to, for households having a child under the age of 14. Prior categorical exemptions were veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and certain former foster care youth. These categories are no longer independently qualify.

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Deb Etheridge

108:14 - 108:40

“a person was exempt from the ABOD requirements if they had a child under the age of 18. That changed to, for households having a child under the age of 14. Prior categorical exemptions were veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and certain former foster care youth. These categories are no longer independently qualify.”

Speaker: Deb Etheridge
Timestamp: 108:14 – 108:40
Transcript: Alaska Legislature: Special Coverage - November 10, 2026 1:00pm
Community: Alaska News
Location: Anchorage
Captured at: November 10, 2026

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Also, a person was exempt from the ABOD requirements if they had a child under the age of 18. That changed to, for households having a child under the age of 14. Prior categorical exemptions were veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and certain former foster care youth. These categories are no longer independently qualify. There is one new tribal exception.

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