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a. Job Change – No Change to the Family’s Income or Care When the family’s new eligible activity is a change of employment which does not result in a reduction in their income or co-pay, or increase in the unit of care, the new employer is entered in the Eligible Activity screen and a detailed case note is entered in ICCIS. A new Child Care Assistance Authorization document is not included with the Child Care Assistance - Notice of Change.

b. Job Change – Income or Care Change When the family’s new eligible activity is a change of employment which results in a change of income, co-pay, or unit of care, the new employer is entered in the Eligible Activity screen and a detailed case note is entered in ICCIS. The budget screen is updated only if the family’s income and/or co- pay are less than currently determined. A new Child Care Assistance Authorization document is issued only if the unit of care has increased to be sent with the Child Care Assistance - Notice of Change. The Child Care Assistance - Notice of Contribution Change is also issued if the family’s co-pay is reduced. If the Child Care Assistance Authorization document is canceled and re-issued, copies of the previous authorization(s) are to be stamped “canceled,” initialed, dated, and mailed to the family and provider along with the re-issued documents.

2. No New Eligible Activity When a family reports a change in one or both parent’s employment or attendance in a job training or educational program that is expected to last more than three (3) months, they will remain eligible for the three (3) months following the reported change to allow the parent(s) to engage in job search activities and/or re-engage in attending the job training or educational program. The family will be considered to be participating in job search for the next three (3) months, beginning the first of the month following when the change was reported, whether they report while the change is still considered temporary, or after. The Budget and Co-pay screen in ICCIS and the care authorized will remain unchanged for these three (3) months.

The income used to determine the family’s co-pay is not adjusted and the care authorized remains in place. The Designee will issue a Child Care Assistance – Notice of Change advising their CCAP eligible activity will be job search for three (3) months, after applying adverse action, and their case will close at the end of the