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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

.22 SSI/SSP Income

The income of a recipient of federal Supplemental Security Income and State Supplemental Program (SSI/SSP) benefits shall not be counted as income for the purposes of calculating the amount of the family fee.

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.221 Family Fee

The fee schedule for families using child care and development services is that established by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and published by the California Department of Education (CDE) as required by the Education Code. Section 8273 of the Education Code provides as follows: "The superintendent shall establish a fee schedule for families utilizing child care and development services pursuant to this chapter. The income of a recipient of federal supplemental security income benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the Federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1381 et seq.) and state supplemental program benefits pursuant to Title XVI of the Federal Social Security Act and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be included as income for the purposes of determining the amount of the family fee...."

.23 Family Size

For purposes of administering general child care programs, the Department of Education defines family size in California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Sections 18100(a) and (b) as follows:

.231 Related Adults

Section 18100(a) - "Family size shall be determined by the number of adults and children related by blood, marriage, or adoption who comprise the household in which the child is living."

.232 Other Adults in the Home Section 18100(b) - "When an adult living in the household is neither the parent of the child nor the spouse of the parent, the adult and the adult's children, if any, shall be excluded from the calculation of family size."

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CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-17-01 Effective 4/1/17

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