Section 809.73 - Parent Reporting Requirements(a) Boards shall ensure that during the 12-month eligibility period described in § 809.41 of this chapter parents are only required to report items that impact a family's eligibility or that enable the Board or Board contractor to contact the family or pay the provider.(b) Pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, parents shall report to the child care contractor, within 14 calendar days of the occurrence, the following: (1) Changes in family income or family size that would cause the family to exceed 85 percent of SMI for a family of the same size;(2) Changes in work or attendance at a job training or educational program not considered to be temporary changes, as described in § 809.51 of this chapter; and(3) Any change in family residence, primary phone number, or e-mail (if available).(c) Failure to report changes described in subsection (a) of this section may result in fact-finding for suspected fraud as described in Subchapter F of this chapter.(d) A Board shall allow parents to report, and the child care contractor shall take appropriate action, regarding changes in:(1) income and family size, which may result in a reduction in the parent share of cost pursuant to § 809.19 of this chapter; and(2) work, job training, or education program participation that may result in an increase in the level of child care services.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.73
The provisions of this §809.73 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 39, September 23, 2016, TexReg 7577, eff. 10/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 39, September 30, 2022, TexReg 6463, eff. 10/3/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 30, July 26, 2024, TexReg 5545, eff. 7/29/2024