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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 11/2022 MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents — subprogram changes 4.3.15.6 Subprogram changes related to MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents are described below. MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents to BSF As soon as BSF funding becomes available, families receiving MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents must be approved for BSF child care if eligibility requirements are met. MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents to MFIP/DWP When a family receiving MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents begins receiving MFIP or DWP cash benefits, approve the family for MFIP/DWP child care if all eligibility requirements are met. Remove the family from the BSF waiting list if the family begins receiving MFIP or DWP cash benefits. During the 12-month eligibility period when a student receiving MFIP/DWP for student parents has a subprogram change to MFIP/DWP child care, child care continues for the education program until it is included in an employment plan or until redetermination, whichever occurs first. If the education program is not included in the employment plan or the student has not developed an employment plan by their next redetermination, authorization for the education program ends at redetermination. MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents to Transition Year (TY) Parent under 21 and pursuing high school or GED A parent eligible for Transition Year must receive Transition Year, including parents under 21 years old pursuing a high school diploma or general equivalence diploma (GED) who meet Transition Year requirements. Note: MEC² functionality incorrectly determines the BSF subprogram for parents under 21 years old pursing a high school diploma or GED who are eligible for Transition Year. To get Transition Year results for a parent under 21 years old who is pursuing a high school diploma or GED, follow instructions in the MEC² User Manual for “Student parent under 21 attending high school or GED eligible for Transition Year.” Parent turns 21 or no longer pursuing high school or GED If eligibility for MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents ends because the parent turns 21 or stops pursuing their high school or GED, the family is no longer eligible for MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents but is eligible for Transition Year when Transition Year requirements are met. See Chapter 4.3.15 (MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents). MEC² functionality will correctly produce Transition Year results when a student parent no longer qualifies for MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents and the family is within their Transition Year period. The family should be moved on the BSF waiting list from 1st priority if approved for TY child care. BSF child care to MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents When a family moves from one county where they were receiving BSF to another county that has a BSF waiting list, the family must notify the new county within 60 days of the move. If at least one parent in the family is under age 21 and pursuing a high school diploma or GED, the family will receive MFIP/DWP Child Care for Student Parents after the Unitary Residency period, if eligibility requirements are met, rather than Portability Pool funding. The family must be added to the new county’s BSF waiting list as 1st priority. See Chapter 4.3.12.9 (BSF Priorities).