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

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 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.