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4. Any interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons. 5. Any other cessation of work or attendance at a training or education program that does not exceed three months. (11) Family eligibility shall be canceled if the lapse in need is not temporary because the lapse will continue for more than 3 consecutive months. c. Residency. To be eligible for child care services, the person must be living in the state of Iowa. “Living in the state” shall include those persons living in Iowa for a temporary period, other than for the purpose of vacation. d. Citizenship. As a condition of eligibility, the applicant shall attest to the child’s citizenship or alien status by signing Form 470-3624 or 470-3624(S) or Form 470-0462 or 470-0462(S). Child care assistance payments may be made only for a child who: (1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or (2) Is a qualified alien as defined at 8 U.S.C. Section 1641. The applicant shall furnish documentation of the alien status of any child declared to be a qualified alien. A child who is a qualified alien is not eligible for child care assistance for a period of five years beginning on the date of the child’s entry into the United States with qualified alien status. Exception: The five-year prohibition from receiving assistance does not apply to: 1. Qualified aliens described at 8 U.S.C. Section 1613; or 2. Qualified aliens as defined at 8 U.S.C. Section 1641 who entered the United States before August 22, 1996. e. Cooperation. Parents shall cooperate with the department when the department selects the family’s case for quality control review to verify eligibility. Parents shall also cooperate with investigations conducted by the department of inspections and appeals to determine whether information supplied by the parent regarding eligibility for child care assistance is complete and correct. (See 481—Chapter 72.) (1) Failure to cooperate shall serve as a basis for cancellation or denial of the family’s child care assistance. (2) Once denied or canceled for failure to cooperate, the family may reapply but shall not be considered for approval until cooperation occurs. 170.2(3) Priority for assistance. Child care services shall be provided only when funds are available. Funds available for child care assistance shall first be used to continue assistance to families currently receiving child care assistance and to families with protective child care needs or licensed foster parents who need child care for foster children. When funds are insufficient, families applying for services must meet the specific requirements in this subrule. a. Priority groups. As funds are determined available, families shall be served on a statewide basis from a service-area-wide waiting list as specified in subrule 170.3(4) based on the following schedule in descending order of prioritization. (1) Families with an income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level whose members, for at least 32 hours per week in the aggregate, are employed or are participating at a satisfactory level in an approved training program or educational program, and parents with a family income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level who are under the age of 21 and are participating in an educational program leading to a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Parents under the age of 21 with a family income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who are participating, at a satisfactory level, in an approved training program or in an education program. (3) Families with an income of more than 100 percent but not more than 160 percent of the federal poverty guidelines whose members, for at least 32 hours per week in the aggregate, are employed or are participating at a satisfactory level in an approved training program or educational program. (4) Families with an income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines whose members are employed at least 28 hours per week with a special-needs child as a member of the family. Human Services[441] Ch 170, p.8 IAC 6/10/26