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Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services July 7, 2018 Human & Community Services Page 1 of 3 NON-TANF CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY CHILD CARE 2 - 3 Non-TANF Activity Requirements Supersedes: Child Care 2-3 (4/9/16) References: 52-2-701 - 704 & 52-2-711 - 713 MCA

Sections 37.80.101-103, 37.80.201-202, 37.80.205-206, 37.80.301- 302,37.80.305 -306, 37.80.315-316, 37.80.501 ARM

45 CFR Part 98.20 – 47

General Rule Parents qualifying for Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships participate in one of these general activities:  Employed and meeting a minimum hourly requirement; or  Employed and attending school or a training program part time and meeting a minimum hourly requirement;  Attending school or training program full time which meets the school requirement of a degree obtained more than 5 years before the application date; or  A teen parent attending high school, High School Equivalency Assessment [HiSET],or other equivalency program. Detailed activity requirements for each category follow below. Minimum Hourly Work Requirement To be eligible for a Non-TANF Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarship, parents must be employed at paid legal labor or self-employed [See Policy Section 2-2a on self-employment] earning minimum wage, and meet a minimum hourly work requirement each month:  Two-parent families shall work a minimum of 120 hours per month with either/or both parents working any combination of hours.  In two-parent families where one or both parents attend(s) school or training, care will be based on the parent with the least amount of hours outside the home. This means there is no work requirement for either parent when both are attending school full time.  In two-parent families where one parent is a full time student and one parent is a part- time student, the work requirement is 40 hours a month.  Single-parent families shall work a minimum of 60 hours per month.  Single-parent families may qualify for child care while the parent attends school or training full time; where full time is based on the school’s guidelines. Full time students will not be required to meet a work activity requirement.  Single parents attending school/training part-time as defined by the institution, shall work a minimum of 40 hours per month.  When one parent of an intact family is incarcerated or in a pre-release program ordered by the court, the other parent must meet the minimum hourly work requirement of 60 hours until the time the incarcerated parent returns to the