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4090-1 A. PASS II ELIGIBILITY PERIOD To be eligible for PASS II, a family must have been receiving Temporary Assistance (TA) and at least one (1) of the parents in the family must have had earnings from employment at the time the TA closed.

Families whose TA application was denied are not eligible for PASS II or a post TA month of child care. They are only eligible for PASS I for the month they submitted their TA application and any following months until a determination is made on their TA application.

The PASS II eligibility period is twelve (12) months beginning the month after the family’s TA closed, which may be different than the family’s Child Care Assistance (CCA) certification period. The PASS II eligibility period is identified on the PASS II Child Care Referral W150 notice issued by the family’s TA Division of Public Assistance (DPA) eligibility worker. The PASS II eligibility period cannot be extended beyond twelve (12) months following their TA closure.

Most, but not all PASS II families will receive a month of CCA authorized through PASS I for the month following their TA closure to allow the family time to transition from one program to the next. This month of CCA is commonly referred to as a post TA month. The family’s PASS II eligibility period timeframe is not impacted by whether or not the family receives a post TA month through PASS I. Families are not required to provide a copy of the PASS II Child Care Referral W150 notice.

The family’s certification period may include some months as PASS II and some months as PASS III depending on their PASS II eligibility period and when the family submits an acceptable Child Care Assistance Application CC08, completes the application process and is determined eligible.

Designees must pay special attention to the family’s PASS II eligibility period timeframe identified by DPA, when determining the PASS II portion of their CCA certification period. The family’s program type is changed to PASS III by the Designee for the remainder of the CCA twelve (12) month certification period, if applicable. Families do not reapply for the PASS III transition. Designees are to contact the CCPO policy mailbox at: dpaccp@alaska.gov if they are unable to determine the family’s PASS II eligibility or certification period.