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123 means that Johnny would be in care 17.5 hours within a 24-hour period (12-hour shift + five (5) hours sleep time + 30 minutes travel time). Because a child cannot be authorized to a licensed provider for more than 14 hours per day, only 14 hours of care per day can be authorized. Carol must also provide written documentation showing the work, travel, or other factors that causes her to need child care more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period. After Carol provides the documentation, the agency worker enters 42 weekly hours as the authorized hours in CSAW (maximum that can be authorized for the times Johnny will be in care).

Subsidized hours are capped at 75 hours per week. For more information about the subsidy calculation, see Section 18.5.

This section last updated 11/1/2024

Section 16.2 Self-Employment Authorizations Authorizations for self-employment have different policies depending on whether the business has been in operation for more or less than 24 months.

If the self-employment business has been operating for 24 months or less, see Section 16.2.1.

If the self-employment business has been operating for more than 24 months, see Section 16.2.2.

Foster care parents, subsidized guardians, interim caretakers, relatives with court- ordered placement receiving the Kinship Care Payment, and individuals caring for children in tribal placement homes under a substantially similar Wisconsin tribal law are not subject to the minimum wage calculation policy in Section 16.2.2.

This section last updated 11/1/2024

Section 16.2.1 New Self-Employment Authorizations During the first 24 months a parent is engaged in a new self-employment business, the local agency must authorize child care for the hours the parent is engaged in self- employment and needs child care to engage in that activity. The authorization may be up to full-time (50 hours per week, including travel time) until the renewal following the 24th month of the new self-employment business.

After the renewal following the 24th month of new self-employment, the business is considered ongoing. At that time, the weekly authorized hours must be limited to the parent’s monthly gross self-employment earnings divided by the Wisconsin minimum wage divided by 4.3 (see 16.2.2). Foster care parents, subsidized guardians, interim caretakers, relatives with court-ordered placement receiving the Kinship Care Payment, and individuals caring for children in tribal placement homes under a substantially