D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A299
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Applicant- The parent(s) or guardian(s) who makes initial application for subsidized child care.
Child -- an individual who is less than thirteen (13) years of age, or under nineteen (19) years of age with special needs.
Child Experiencing Homelessness -- A child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes children and youths:
(A) Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(B) Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
(C) Living in emergency or transitional shelters (including DC transitional housing); are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;
(D) In a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
(E) Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings;
(F) Migratory children, as defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 USCS § 6399), who qualify as homeless because they live in circumstances described above; and
(G) Unaccompanied youth, including youths who are not in physical custody of a parent or guardian, who qualify as homeless because they live in circumstances described above.
Fraud - Any action by any person who obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person, who pursuant to a scheme to deceive, knowingly falsifies, conceals or otherwise fails to disclose, covers up a material fact, or makes or uses any false statement or document to obtain a benefit or payment described in this chapter to which the applicant or provider would otherwise not be entitled. A failure to disclose a material fact that results in obtaining or continuing to receive child care subsidy funds or services for which the parent or provider is not entitled.
Gross countable income - The portion of the annual gross family income of the family all family members living in the same household who are included for purposes of determining family size that includes:
(a) Gross salaries or wages of one or both parent(s) or guardian(s), including regularly received commissions, tips, and overtime;
(b) Net income from self-employment (business expenses shall be deducted from gross receipts);
(c) Other income of parent(s) or guardian(s) such as Social Security and Veterans Benefits;
(d) Income of children receiving subsidized care such as child support or Social Security Income;
(e) Unemployment Compensation;
(f) Workers Compensation;
(g) Alimony; and
(h) The portion of an educational grant that is specifically designated for living expenses.
Non-tem porary change - Any cessation of work or attendance at a training or education program that exceeds 90 calendar days.
Hearing officer - An Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law jud ge.
Provider - A licensed child development center, a licensed family child care home or expanded home, or a person approved as an in- home or relative caregiver.
Qualifying Activity - A qualifying activity shall include:
(a) Employment (including through an agency or self-employed);
(b) Job Search;
(c) Training Program;
(d) Work Experience Program;
(e) Job Corps;
(f) Teen or young adult parent in high school or G.E.D. Program
(g) Student in Undergraduate Program; or
(h) Summer School Program (including undergraduate program).
Recipient - An individual child who is determined eligible for and receives subsidized child care.
Shared Services Business Alliance - An entity authorized by OSSE to conduct eligibility determinations, collect payments, and provide centralized back office supports for a network of licensed child development facilities in the District of Columbia.
Teen or Young Adult Parent - A parent under the age of twenty-six (26) years old.
Temporary change -- A temporary change shall include any of the following:
(a) Any time limited absence from work for employed parent or guardian due to reasons such as need to care for a family member or an illness;
(b) Any interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons;
(c) Any student holiday or break for a parent or guardian participating in training or education;
(d) Any reduction in work, training or education hours to less than twenty hours per week, as long as the parent or guardian is still working or attending training or education;
(e) Any other cessation of work or attendance at a training or education program that does not exceed ninety (90) calendar days;
(f) Any change in age, including turning thirteen (13) years old during the eligibility period; and
(g) Any change in residency within the District of Columbia.
Vulnerable child - For the purposes of eligibility:
(a) A child with documented special needs;
(b) A child experiencing homelessness;
(c) A child in foster care;
(d) A child receiving or needing to receive protective services;
(e) A child of a parent with disabilities, either medical, psychological or psychiatric in nature that prevents them from performing a substantial amount of work; or
(f) A child of recipients of vocational rehabilitation services.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A299