40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.56 - Child Care during Initial Job Search
(a) A
parent, including a parent in a dual-parent family, is eligible for child care
services under this section if at initial eligibility determination the family
does not meet the minimum participation requirements for At-Risk Child Care as
described in §
809.50 of this
subchapter.
(b) A Board shall allow
parents to self-attest that the:
(1) family
meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) family income does not exceed 85 percent
of the state median income.
(c) The 12-month eligibility period for child
care under this section consists of an initial three-month job search period.
If total activity participation of at least 25 hours for a single-parent family
or a total combined 50 hours per week for dual-parent families, which must
include a minimum of 12 hours in employment for a single-parent family and a
total combined 25 hours in employment for a dual-parent family, are met within
the initial three months, eligibility will continue for the remainder of the
12-month eligibility period, provided that the family income does not exceed 85
percent of the state median income. If the family does not meet minimum
activity requirements under this subsection within three months, care must be
terminated.
(d) For child care
during the initial three-month job search period, the follow applies regarding
the parent share of cost:
(1) A Board shall
initially assess the parent share of cost at the highest amount based on the
family size and number of children in care.
(2) The initially assessed amount will
immediately be temporarily reduced to zero. This provision also applies to
dual-parent families in which one parent is employed but the family meets the
requirements in subsection (a) of this section for child care during initial
job search.
(3) If the parent
begins to meet participation requirements of subsection (c) of this section
within or by the end of the three-month job search period, the parent share of
cost shall be reinstated at the initially assessed amount or the amount based
on the actual family income, whichever is lower.
(e) Eligibility for child care under this
section is limited to one initial three-month job search period per family
within a 12-month period.
(f) A
Board shall ensure that the parent in child care for job search is registered
with the state's labor exchange system and has access to appropriate services
available through the one-stop delivery network described in §
801.28 of this title.
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