Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CLXV - Bulletin 139-Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs
Chapter 5 - CCAP Household Eligibility
Section CLXV-509 - Certification Requirements for Non-Categorically Eligible Households
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CLXV-509
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. To be certified as a CCAP household, households that are not categorically eligible for participation in CCAP must meet the following requirements:
1. include at least one child who is eligible
for CCAP as provided in
§503 A;
2. meet all criteria provided in
§507 A;
3. have household income that does not exceed
85 percent of the state median income for a household of the same size.
Household income is defined as:
a. the gross earnings of the head of
household, that person's legal spouse or non-legal spouse, and any MUP who is
not legally emancipated and whose children are in need of CCAP care, with the
exception of income from:
i. Corporation for
National and Community Service (CNCS);
ii. college work study; and iii.
disaster-related employment;
b. recurring unearned income of the following
types for all household members:
i. Social
Security Administration benefits;
ii. supplemental security income;
iii. Veterans' Administration benefits;
iv. retirement benefits;
v. disability benefits;
vi. child support or alimony;
vii. unemployment compensation benefits;
viii. adoption subsidy payments;
and
ix. workers' compensation
benefits;
4.
provide the information and documentation necessary for determining the
household eligibility and the amount of the monthly CCAP payment to be made to
the provider; and
EXCEPTION: if a household is experiencing homelessness, the household shall have 90 calendar days from the date of its initial determination of eligibility to submit documentation supporting the initial determination of eligibility.
5. training or employment activities.
a. Unless disabled as established by receipt
of Social Security Administration disability benefits, supplemental security
income, Veterans' Administration disability benefits for a disability of at
least 70 percent, or unless disabled and unable to care for his or her
child(ren), as verified by a doctor's statement or by worker determination, the
head of household must meet the training or employment activity requirements
of:
i. being employed for a minimum average
of 20 hours per week and all countable employment hours must be paid at least
at the federal minimum hourly wage;
ii. attending a job training or educational
program for a minimum average of 20 hours per week (attendance at a job
training or educational program must be verified, including the expected date
of completion); or
iii. being
enrolled as a full-time student in an education or training program resulting
in a degree or certificate designed to promote job skills and employability.
Full-time status is determined by the institution, which must be accredited by
the state of Louisiana or a national organization:
(a) the LDE shall review documentation
provided by the institution and verify that it is an education or training
program providing degrees or certificates designed to promote job skills and
employability. Full-time status at an institution that does not promote job
skills and employability may not meet the activity requirements of this
Paragraph;
iv. being
engaged in some combination of employment which is paid at least at the federal
minimum hourly wage, or job training, or education as defined in Subparagraph b
of this Paragraph that averages at least 20 hours per week.
b. Exception. The employment and
training activity requirements provided in this Paragraph may be waived for
parents or persons acting as parents who are experiencing homelessness and who
demonstrate that they are seeking employment or participating in a transitional
living program as defined in
§103
c. Exception. If the number of children
served drops below 12,500 and funding is available, the 20-hour training or
employment requirement referenced in this Section may be reduced by the
department until 12,500 children are being served.
d. Exception. The employment and training
activity requirements provided in this Paragraph may be reduced to an average
of 15 hours per week for households that qualify for special needs child
care.
e. Exception. If the head of
household is actively seeking employment and/or training, the employment and/or
training requirements for household certification provided for in this
Paragraph may be waived for 90 days.
i. To
become certified as a CCAP household in accordance with this exception, the
household must meet all certification requirements in this Section other than
the employment and/or training activities required in this Paragraph, and must
submit all documentation required for certification, as well as documentation
establishing that the head of household is actively seeking employment and/or
training.
ii. A household certified
for CCAP in accordance with this exception will be certified for 90 days,
beginning on the day the household is certified. At the end of 90 days from the
date of certification, certification under this exception ends. However, during
the 90-day certification period, if the head of household submits documentation
establishing employment and/or training, meeting the requirements in
Subparagraph a of this Paragraph, then the household may continue to be
certified without interruption in accordance with the general certification
requirements in this Section.
iii.
An application for household certification under this exception will be denied
if the household has previously been certified under this exception within the
past 24 months.
6. A child must have attended at least one
day of care with a certified provider during each month in order for the
household to remain certified for that child.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 17:407.28. and 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99.
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