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4.9.1 National Voter Registration Act Requirements .................................................................... 15 5. Application Process ....................................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Filing an Application .................................................................................................................. 17 5.1.1 Child Care Assistance Online Application ........................................................................... 17 5.1.2 DSS-EA-301 Economic Assistance Application (Paper Application) ................................... 17 5.1.3 Application Date ................................................................................................................. 17 5.1.4 Incomplete Applications ...................................................................................................... 17 5.2 DSS Employee Applications ....................................................................................................... 18 5.3 Authorized Representatives and Authorization to Release Information Forms .............................. 18 5.4 Timely Determination of CCA Eligibility ....................................................................................... 18 5.4.1 Failure to Supply Required Information .............................................................................. 18 5.5 Effective Eligibility Dates ............................................................................................................ 19 5.5.1 Certification Period ............................................................................................................. 19 5.5.2 Entitlement Period .............................................................................................................. 19 5.6 Duplicate Child Care Assistance ................................................................................................ 19 5.6.1 Shared Custody Agreements .............................................................................................. 19 5.6.2 Adding a Household Member already Eligible in Another Household ................................. 20 5.7 Application Changes ................................................................................................................. 20 5.8 Application Withdrawals ............................................................................................................ 20 5.9 Renewals .................................................................................................................................. 20 6. CCA Household Composition ........................................................................................................ 21 6.1 Household Composition ............................................................................................................ 21 6.2 Countable Household Members ................................................................................................ 21 6.2.1 Foster Care Household Members ....................................................................................... 21 6.3 Special Household Categories ................................................................................................... 22 6.3.1 TANF Participation ............................................................................................................. 22 6.3.2 Foster Care/Protective Services ......................................................................................... 22 6.3.3 Relative Caretaker/0+ TANF .............................................................................................. 24 6.3.4 Homelessness .................................................................................................................... 24 6.3.5 Subsidized Guardianship/Subsidized Adoption................................................................... 25 6.3.6 Children with Special Needs ............................................................................................... 25 6.3.7 Military Families .................................................................................................................. 26 7. Work and School Requirements .................................................................................................... 28 7.1 Minimum Work Hours/Wage ...................................................................................................... 28 7.2 Minimum School Hours ............................................................................................................. 28 7.2.1 High school or GED ............................................................................................................ 28