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

19 f. Job search child care shall be approved in each instance of non-temporary job loss or when adult caretakers or teen parents end their low-income eligible activity while enrolled in the Low-Income program. g. An adult caretaker or teen parent shall be determined ineligible once they have utilized their allotted job search time and have not reentered into a low-income eligible activity. h. If at the time of re-determination, the adult caretaker or teen parent remains in a job search activity, has not utilized the remainder of their allotted job search time, and has provided the required re-determination documentation, the county shall place the case into a post-eligibility stabilization period for the duration of the remaining job search time. 1) If during the post-eligibility stabilization period the adult caretaker or teen parent reports that they have gained employment or reentered into another low-income eligible activity, the county shall process this change, continue care, and assess a parent fee. 2) The adult caretaker or teen parent shall be determined ineligible if they have not reentered into a low-income eligible activity and the post eligibility stabilization period has expired. 4. Training Criteria and Post-Secondary Education Subject to available appropriations, an adult caretaker(s) who is enrolled in a training or post-secondary education program is eligible for CCCAP for at least one-hundred-four (104) weeks and up to two-hundred-eight (208) weeks per lifetime, provided all other eligibility requirements are met during the adult caretaker's enrollment. These weeks do not have to be used consecutively. A county may give priority for services to a working adult caretaker(s) over an adult caretaker(s) enrolled in post-secondary education or workforce training. When a teen parent becomes enrolled in post-secondary education, they are considered an adult caretaker and the time limited activity timelines apply. Counties’ child care staff may refer adult caretakers and teen parents to community employment and training resources for assistance in making a training and postsecondary education decision. a. Adult caretaker educational programs include post-secondary education for a first bachelor's degree or less, or workforce/vocational/technical job skills training when offered as secondary education, which result in a diploma or certificate, for at least one-hundred-four (104) weeks and up to two-hundred-eight (208) weeks per lifetime. This is limited to coursework for the degree or certificate. b. In addition to the weeks of assistance available for post-secondary and vocational or technical training, up to fifty-two (52) weeks of assistance is allowable for basic education. c. Any week in which at least one (1) day is utilized for child care is considered one (1) week used toward the time limit. H. Low-Income Eligibility Guidelines 1. Adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) gross income must not exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the state median income.