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SFC/SB 241 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 REQUIREMENTS.-- A. The "child care assistance program" is created in the department to provide child care assistance for eligible children, subject to appropriation. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the program. B. To participate in the child care assistance program, an application shall be submitted to the department in the manner and form prescribed by the department and shall align with applicable federal regulations. Subject to the provisions of Subsection C of this section, a person is eligible for child care assistance if an application is submitted on behalf of a resident child receiving child care assistance who is under the age of thirteen years at the time of application, or under the age of nineteen years if the child is physically or mentally incapable of caring for the child's self or is under court supervision. The department shall redetermine eligibility for child care assistance at a frequency level aligned with federal regulation. C. To be eligible to participate in the child care assistance program, each parent or legal guardian of a child receiving child care assistance who lives in the household with the child shall be: (1) employed; (2) a full-time student and enrolled in at