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income and family size. The assessed fee is a family fee for all children in care, not a fee for each child. The maximum copay is always 7% and never goes above. Family fees are not assessed for child care services when one of the following applies: Children who are in Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) custody, a parent who is 17 years of age or younger at eligibility determination, and the family’s gross applicable income is at or below 10% of the poverty guidelines. b. Does the Lead Agency certify that their sliding fee scales are always based on income and family size (regardless of how many different scales they may use)? [x] Yes. [ ] No. If no, describe: 3.1.2 Sliding fee scale Provide the CCDF co-payments for eligible families in the table(s) below according to family size for one child in care. a. Is the sliding fee scale set statewide? [x] Yes. [ ] No. If no, describe how the sliding fee scale is set: b. Complete the table below. If the sliding fee scale is not set statewide, complete the table for the most populous locality: -- A B C D E F Family Size Lowest monthly income at initial eligibility where the family is first charged a co-pay (greater than $0). What is the monthly co-payment for a family of this size based on the income level in (A)? What percentage of income is the co- payment in (B)? Highest monthly income at initial eligibility where a family is charged a co-pay before a family is no longer eligible. What is the monthly co- payment for a family of this size based on the income level in (D)? What percentage of income is this co- payment in (E)? 1 126.00 4.00 3.00 2064.00 144.00 7.00 2 170.00 5.00 3.00 2698.00 189.00 7.00 3 215.00 6.00 3.00 3333.00 233.00 7.00 4 260.00 8.00 3.00 3968.00 278.00 7.00 5 305.00 9.00 3.00 4603.00 322.00 7.00 c. What is the effective date of the sliding-fee scale(s)? March 1, 2024 d. Provide the link(s) to the sliding-fee scale(s): https://caps.decal.ga.gov/assets/downloads/CAPS/AppendixD- Family%20Fee%20Assessment%20Chart.pdf