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CALWORKS CHILD CARE 47-230 (Cont.) STAGE ONE CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY Regulations

47-230 ELIGIBLE FORMER CALWORKS CLIENTS (Continued) 47-230

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.21 Income Eligibility

To assist with eligibility determination as required by Sections 47-230.13 and 47-230.2 above, those definitions used by the Department of Education cited above are included in this handbook section for the convenience of the user. Education Code Section 8263.1(a) provides that: For purposes of this chapter, "'income eligible' means that a family's adjusted monthly income is at or below 70 percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, and adjusted annually." The statute also provides that the income of recipients of Federal Supplemental Security Income and State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP) benefits shall not be included as income.

.211 Eligible Family Income Department of Education regulations define family income for the child care programs in California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Sections 18078(a), (g), and (l), as follows:

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CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-12-01 Effective 5/11/12

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