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

85 scheduled re-determination according to the parent fee formula table outlined in this rule section 3.124 that is in effect on the date of redetermination. S. A county may request approval from the Department to reduce parent fees, as assessed by the parent fee formula, to five dollars ($5) for hardship reasons for up to six (6) months per hardship award by submitting a county plan, subject to the requirements and approval as described in rule section 3.104. If approved by the Department, the county director or his/her designee shall approve fee reductions and a written justification placed in the case file and noted in the case record in the Child Care Automated Tracking System (CHATS). Any hardship award may be extended so long as justification for extending the hardship award exists. T. The Department shall notify counties at the beginning of each federal fiscal year of the current FPG and State Median Income limit as outlined in rule sections 3.111(H)(2) and (3). Counties shall update parent fees at the next scheduled re- determination or at the end of the twelve (12) month Colorado Works Child Care Period. U. When all children in a household are in part-time care, the parent fee shall be assessed at fifty-five percent (55%) of the above-calculated fee. Part-time care is defined as an average of less than thirteen (13) full-time equivalent units of care per month. V. When parent fees fluctuate between part-time and full-time, due to the authorized care schedule, the parent fee should be assessed at the lower rate if the majority of the months in the twelve (12) month eligibility period calculate to part-time care. W. Children enrolled in grades one (1) through twelve (12) that are authorized for part-time care during the school year must have a part-time parent fee. X. One (1) or two (2) teen parent households for whom payment of a parent fee produces a hardship may have their fee waived entirely. The parent fee waiver