| (a) Except for a child receiving or needing protective
services as described in §809.49, for a child to be eligible
to receive child care services, a Board shall ensure that the child:
(1) meets one of the following age requirements:
(A) be under 13 years of age; or
(B) at the option of the Board, be a child with disabilities
under 19 years of age;
(2) is a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant as determined
under applicable federal laws, regulations, and guidelines; and
(3) resides with:
(A) a family within the Board's workforce area whose
income does not exceed the income limit established by the Board,
which income limit must not exceed 85% of the state median income
for a family of the same size; and
(B) parents who require child care in order to work
or attend a job training or educational program; or
(C) a person standing in loco parentis for the child
while the child's parent is on military deployment and the deployed
military parent's income does not exceed the limits set forth in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subsection
(c) of this section, a Board shall establish policies, including time
limits, for the provision of child care services while the parent
is attending an educational program.
(c) Time limits pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section shall ensure the provision of child care services for four
years, if the eligible child's parent is enrolled in an associate's
degree program that will prepare the parent for a job in a high-growth,
high-demand occupation as determined by the Board.
(d) Unless otherwise subject to job search limitations
as stipulated in this title, the following shall apply:
(1) For child care funds allocated by the Commission
pursuant to its allocation rules (generally, Chapter 800, General
Administration, Subchapter B, Allocation and Funding, and specifically, §800.58
Child Care), an enrolled child may be eligible for child care services
for four weeks within a federal fiscal year in order for the child's
parent to search for work because of interruptions in the parent's
employment.
(2) For child care services funded by the Commission
from sources other than those specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection,
child care services during job search activities are limited to four
weeks within a federal fiscal year.
(e) A Board may establish a policy to allow parents
attending a program that leads to a postsecondary degree from an institution
of higher education to be exempt from residing with the child as defined
in §809.2.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §809.41 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; amended to be effective June 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4197; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 155 |
