This option is designed for applicants who meet BOTH the net-worth requirement and the income-history requirement. Your documentation needs to be clean and consistent — reviewers should be able to verify the numbers quickly.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Sworn financial statements showing net worth at the time of application is less than $250,000 (includes marital property unless you prove it is not jointly owned).
2. Documentation showing gross household income was below 250% of the HHS federal poverty guidelines for at least three (3) of the last ten (10) years (examples include tax returns, paycheck stubs, W-2s, job loss evidence, or other sufficient documentation).

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This option is for qualified veterans with a service-connected disability. The state’s examples focus on current, official VA documentation.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Copy of the front of the applicant’s current veteran health identification card demonstrating a service-connected disability; or
2. Copy of the applicant’s VA benefit summary letter dated within six (6) months before the date of application; or
3. Copy of the applicant’s VA award letter dated within six (6) months before the date of application; or
4. If none of the above is available, other current evidence the department determines is sufficient proof.

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This option is for certain non-violent marijuana offense histories (including, in some cases, a qualifying parent/guardian/spouse). The safest move is to obtain the official record(s) and submit exactly what the state lists.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Copy of the relevant arrest record; or
2. Copy of the relevant FBI background check; or
3. Copy of the relevant arrest record and a letter from the prosecutor’s office indicating the charge filed; or
4. Copy of the relevant arrest record and a certified copy of the judgment of conviction; or
5. Copy of the relevant arrest record and a certified copy of expungement from a court; or
6. If none of these are available, other evidence the department determines is sufficient proof; and
7. If the qualifying offense was for a parent/guardian/spouse: valid government-issued photo ID for that person and proof of relationship (birth certificate, adoption/guardianship judgment, marriage certificate, or other sufficient evidence).

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This option is based on where you live and whether your ZIP/census tract meets specific benchmarks. The state’s documentation examples focus on proving residency at the address and, when required, showing the qualifying data for that area.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Two (2) separate utility bills (example: water + electric) dated within the last four (4) months that include the applicant’s name, dates of service, service address, and billing address; or
2. Current residential lease including applicant’s name, full address, effective date/expiration, and an affidavit stating the applicant resides there; or
3. Residential mortgage including applicant’s name and full address, plus an affidavit stating the applicant resides there; or
4. Real or personal property taxes dated within the past twelve (12) months including applicant’s name and date assessed; or
5. Other documentation sufficient to demonstrate residency; and
6. When required, documentation or a screenshot from the most recent 5-year American Community Survey showing the ZIP/census tract qualifies based on poverty/unemployment.

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This option is similar to other residency-based categories: you must prove you live at the address, and the area must qualify under the state’s defined data source/list.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Two (2) separate utility bills dated within the last four (4) months showing applicant name, dates of service, service address, and billing address; or
2. Current residential lease with required details plus affidavit; or
3. Residential mortgage with required details plus affidavit; or
4. Real or personal property taxes dated within the past twelve (12) months; or
5. Other documentation sufficient to demonstrate residency; and
6. Documentation showing the claimed resident ZIP/census tract is in the qualifying incarceration-rate list.

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This category is about verifying the district’s accreditation status at the time you graduated, plus proof that you graduated from that school/district.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Documentation from the school district or a state accrediting authority sufficient for the department to verify the school district was unaccredited at the time of graduation; and
2. Certified copy of the applicant’s high school diploma; or
3. Letter from the applicant’s high school demonstrating the applicant graduated and the year of graduation.

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This category is about proving you lived in the qualifying ZIP for at least three (3) of the past five (5) years, and showing that ZIP/district qualifies under the state’s list/timeframes. Plan your documentation year-by-year.

Official documentation requirements (state wording summarized)

1. Documentation from the school district or a state accrediting authority sufficient for the department to verify the school district was unaccredited during at least one (1) of the three (3) years the applicant resided in the school district; and
2. Copy of two (2) separate types of utility bills for each quarter of the three (3) years claimed (must include applicant name, dates of service, service address, billing address); or
3. Copies of residential leases for three (3) of the past five (5) years with required lease details; or
4. Residential mortgage with address plus affidavit that applicant resided there during applicable years; or
5. Copies of three (3) of the last five (5) years’ real or personal property taxes (must include applicant name, address, date);
6. Applicants may mix acceptable documentation types for each year claimed (example: utility bills one year, lease a different year, property taxes another year).

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