equal-access-affordability

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency does not limit all family co-payments to seven percent or less of family income, as required by 98.45(l)(3). Specifically, the Lead Agency is non-compliant because though co-payments for the lowest income families participating in CCDF are relatively negligible they do exceed 7% in some cases. (Plan Question 3.1.1a). Please note the Lead Agency has an approved waiver for this requirement through August 1, 2026. • The Lead Agency does not provide data on the extent to which CCDF providers charge families additional amounts above the required co-payment (including data on the size and frequency of such amounts), as required by 98.45(b)(5). (Plan Question 3.1.2eii) Overall Target Completion Date: 08/01/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 * The Lead Agency does not limit all family co- payments to seven percent or less of family 08/01/2026 income as required by 98.45(i)(3). Specifically, the Lead Agency is non-compliant because through co-payments for the lowest income families participating in CCDF are relatively negligible they do exceed 7% in come cases (Plan Question 3.1.1a). 2 Request waiver from OCC 01/08/2025 3 Revise Administrative Rule to include families below 100% FPL to have co-payment waived instead of reduced to $1. 06/30/2025 4 Submit and track change through J-CAR 07/30/2025 5 Revise policy and forms 12/30/2025 6 Complete and submit budget impact analysis for approval 03/30/2026 7 Leadership approval 05/01/2026 8 Program, test and launch eligibility system changes 06/01/2026 9 Train case managers of new policy and procedures 07/01/2026 10 * The Lead Agency does not provide data on the extent to which CCDF providers charge families additional amounts above the required co- payment (including data on the size and frequency of such amounts), as required by 98.45(b)(5). (Plan Question 3.1.2 eii) 01/01/2026 11 Examine current Market Rate survey data to determine the size and frequency of the charged above CCAP rates 01/30/2025 12 Revise current survey if not included in collected data, or devise new method to collect this information. 06/30/2025 13 Submit State Plan amendment to include the data, once collected. 01/01/2026