Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 5 - Division of Early Child Care and Development › Chapter 1 - Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for Mississippi › Subpart 2 - CCDF SUBSIDY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 18-5-1-2.4 - Sliding Fee Scale and Family Contribution

Current through June 25, 2024
The statute and regulations require Lead Agencies to
					 establish a sliding fee scale that varies based on
income and the
					 size of the family
to be used in determining each family's
					 contribution (i.e., co-payment) to the cost of child care (658E(c)(3)(B) §
					 98.42 ).
2.4.1.
Attach a copy
				  of the sliding fee scale as Attachment 2.4.1.
Will the attached sliding fee scale be used in
all
parts of the State/Territory?
* Yes. Effective Date October 2004
[] No. If no, attach other sliding fee scales and their
					 effective date(s) as
Attachment 2.4.1a, 2.4.1b
, etc.
2.4.2.
What income source
				  and year will be used in creating the sliding fee scale?
(658E(c)(3)(B))
Check only one option.
* State Median Income, Year: 2004
[] Federal Poverty Level, Year:______
[] Income source and year varies by geographic region.
					 Describe income source and year:______
[] Other. Describe income source and year:______
2.4.3.
How will the family's
				  contribution be calculated and to whom will it be applied?
Check all that the Lead Agency has chosen to use. (§
					 98.42(b) )
[] Fee is a dollar amount and
[] Fee is per child with the same fee for each child
[] Fee is per child and discounted fee for two or more
					 children
[] Fee is per child up to a maximum per family No
					 additional fee charged after certain number of children
[] Fee is per family
* Fee is a percent of income and
[] Fee is per child with the same percentage applied for
					 each child
[] Fee is per child and discounted percentage applied for
					 two or more children
[] No additional percentage applied charged after certain
					 number of children
* Fee is per family
[] Contribution schedule varies by geographic area.
					 Describe:______
[] Other. Describe
If the Lead Agency checked more than one of the
					 options above, describe
______
2.4.4.
Will the Lead Agency use other
				  factors in addition to income and family size to determine each family's
				  contribution to the cost of child care?
(658E(c)(3)(B), § 98.42(b)
				  )
* Yes, and describe those additional factors: Clients who
					 are referred for service by TANF, DFCS, and HHM receive a zero (TANF) or
					 reduced co-payment amount (DFCS & HHM).
[] No.
2.4.5.
The Lead Agency may waive
				  contributions from families whose incomes are at or below the poverty level for
				  a family of the same size.
(§ 98.42(c) ).
Select
ONE
of these options.
Reminder
- Lead Agencies are reminded that the
					 co-payments may be waived for only two circumstances - for families at or below
					 the poverty level or on a case-by-case basis for children falling under the
					 definition of "protective services" (as defined in 2.3.4.a).
[] ALL families, including those with incomes at or below
					 the poverty level for families of the same size, ARE required to pay a
					 fee.
[] NO families with income at or below the poverty level
					 for a family of the same size ARE required to pay a fee. The poverty level used
					 by the Lead Agency for a family of 3 is: $______
* SOME families with income
at or below the
					 poverty level
for a family of the same size ARE NOT required to
					 pay a fee. The Lead Agency waives the fee for the following families: Clients
					 participating in an approved TANF activity.