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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 08/2021 BSF priorities 4.3.12.9 added to the waiting list effective the date the family made an assistance request is the date the family contacted the agency or the date the agency received an application. 4th priority Families who are eligible for Portability Pool are considered 4th Priority. See Chapter 4.3.12.15 (BSF Portability Pool). Report families in this priority starting with the month they become eligible for Portability Pool funding. The family’s effective date on the waiting list should be the date of the family’s move. 5th priority Families who have completed their Transition Year (TY) are served under Transition Year Extension (TYE) until Basic Sliding Fee funds are available and are considered 5th Priority. Families are placed on the waiting list effective the date their Transition Year period ends; however, their effective date for the waiting list is the date they first became eligible to apply for Transition Year. If the family moves, their waiting list date transfers with them. If their name reaches the top of the waiting list before Transition Year ends, the family remains eligible for Transition Year through the remaining Transition Year period. Encumber Basic Sliding Fee funds for the months remaining and approve a subprogram switch to Basic Sliding Fee when the Transition Year period ends. The length of time on the waiting list reported to the department should NOT include time spent in Transition Year. Do not include families who are still in their transition year of child care on the waiting list reported to the department. Move Transition Year families into Basic Sliding Fee child care as soon as possible after completion of Transition Year. If the family’s name doesn’t reach the top of the waiting list by the end of Transition Year, transfer the family to Transition Year Extension until Basic Sliding Fee funding becomes available. The family retains their Transition Year waiting list date after moving to Transition Year Extension. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.03 Minnesota Statutes119B.011 Minnesota Rules 3400.0060