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

43 1. The county must assess a parent fee of one percent (1%) of gross income to eligible households with gross income that is at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the FPG. 2. For eligible households with gross income that is above one hundred percent (100%) of the FPG, the county must assess a parent fee at one percent (1%) of their income plus a marginal rate increase of fourteen percent (14%) for every dollar of gross countable household income above one hundred percent (100%) of the FPG. 3. An additional fifteen dollar ($15) fee shall be added to the parent fee for each additional child when households are requesting care for more than one (1) child and have income above one hundred percent (100%) of the FPG. If care is only requested for one (1) child, the additional fifteen dollar ($15) fee does not apply. Q. Counties shall use the FPG and state median income limit as defined in rule section 3.105.1.H.2. Counties shall update parent fees at the next scheduled re-determination according to the parent fee formula table outlined in rule section 3.111 (P), in effect on the date of redetermination. R. Parent fees, as assessed by the parent fee formula, may be reduced to five dollars ($5) for hardship reasons for up to six (6) months per hardship award. 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. S. 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 section 3.105.1.H.2. 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. T. 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. U. 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. V. 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. W. One or two teen parent households for whom payment of a parent fee produces a hardship may have their fee waived entirely. The parent fee waiver shall be documented in the case file and reviewed during each subsequent re-determination. 3.112 COUNTY RESPONSIBILITIES A. Counties shall administer CCCAP in compliance with Department fiscal and program regulations and in accordance with the terms associated with their allocation. Counties will be allocated child care funds annually.