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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

79 5. If, after consideration of a county’s written justification as described in subsection (E)(2) above, the Department still chooses to require or deny the implementation or lifting of a freeze, the Department must provide the affected county with a written justification within fourteen (14) calendar days, including: a. Why the requirement or denial of the implementation or lifting of a freeze is necessary based on the reasons as allowed in subsections (A) and (B) above; and b. Directly addressing the county’s written justification that was provided as described in subsection (E)(2) above. 6. No Department-mandated requirement or denial of the implementation or lifting of a freeze shall go into effect until at least fourteen (14) calendar days after the date on which the Department provides the written justification as required by subsection(E)(5) above. 3.124 PARENT FEES A. Parent fees are based on gross countable income for the child care household compared to the household size, taking the number of children in care into account. Parent fees must be calculated in whole dollars by dropping the cents. Counties must provide families with written notice of their parent fee at the time of Colorado Works Child Care referral; low-income application or re- determination; or when a reduction/increase of household parent fee occurs. B. Parent fee revisions for Low-Income and Colorado Works Child Care during the twelve (12) month eligibility period may occur under the below circumstances. Increases in parent fees beyond what is outlined in rule subsections (1)-(4) below shall only go into effect at Low-Income Child Care re-determination or at the end of the twelve (12) month Colorado Works Child Care period. 1. The adult caretaker or teen parent, who was initially determined eligible with countable income, regains income after a temporary loss of income;