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1-4 (aa) “Earned income disregard” is a $200.00 deduction from gross earned income for each employed adult in the assistance unit. (bb) “Educational program” is a postsecondary course of study, not exceeding the first master’s degree (unless the associate degree was received while the caretaker(s) was pursuing a master’s degree as the original educational goal). The program is designed to assist the student in obtaining employment in a specific job when the course of study is complete. (cc) “Eligible” qualifies for child care assistance after meeting all of the specified conditions or factors. (dd) “Emancipated” is a person who has obtained the legal status of an adult. (ee) “Employment” is an activity in which an individual works for income. (ff) “Employment & Training (E&T)” is the employment and training program as described in the current SNAP E&T regulations and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. (gg) “Employment training” is a planned, supervised program which may be a combination of classroom and on-the-job training experiences that imparts knowledge or develops skills or abilities to prepare a person for employment. (hh) “Equity value (EV)” is the amount of money the sale of property would bring on the open market in the community where the property is located less any legal debts (such as mortgages, loans, penalties, cost of sale) against the property or resource. (ii) “Exempt” is a category of income or circumstances not subject to program policy or limits and shall not be counted for eligibility purposes. (jj) “Family Child Care Center (FCCC)” is a child care facility in which care is provided for a maximum of 15 unrelated children for part of a day, which may be in a residential or commercial type structure. (kk) “Family Child Care Home (FCCH)” is a licensed child care facility in which care is provided for no more than ten (10) children in the primary residence of the provider. (ll) “Financial responsibility” means answerable for providing the funds to meet the needs of a spouse and/or natural, adopted, step child(ren) or as provided by law. (mm) “Foster care provider” is the person(s) caring for the child(ren) placed in a care facility by DFS. (nn) “Foster child” is a child who been has placed in a foster care home or facility by DFS.