Child Development Division
| Subject: Updated Child Development Income Ceilings | Number: 07-13 |
| Authority: California Education Code sections 8263(f) and 8447(e) | Date: October 2007 Expires: When Superseded |
Attention: Program Directors of Child Development Programs
Purpose
The purpose of this Management Bulletin (MB) is to advise child development program directors that the Department has received an updated State Median Income (SMI) from the California Department of Finance (DOF) and has revised income eligibility levels for all child care and development subsidized programs effective November 1, 2007. This MB also supersedes the income ceilings in MB 06-13.
Background
California Education Code (EC) Section 8447(e) requires the DOF to provide the California Department of Education (CDE) with an updated SMI each year. This section of the EC also requires the CDE to adjust the family fee schedule to reflect the updated SMI.
Policy
Effective November 1, 2007, contractors are to use the attached income ceiling table to determine the maximum income eligibility by family size. Program directors are to continue utilizing the current family fee schedule as noted in MB 06-19 (effective January 1, 2007). For an eligible family whose income exceeds the family fee schedule, contractors are to use the fees for 75 percent of the SMI on the current family fee schedule so that the family pays the maximum fee for their respective family size.
A revised family fee schedule is being developed to reflect the updated SMI and will be released shortly.
If you have any questions regarding the new income eligibility levels or application of the family fee schedule, please contact your assigned field services consultant. [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments.asp]
Schedule of Income Ceilings
for
Child Care and Development Programs
Family Size |
Family Monthly Income |
Family Yearly Income |
|---|---|---|
1 – 2 |
$3,518 |
$42,216 |
3 |
$3,769 |
$45,228 |
4 |
$4,188 |
$50,256 |
5 |
$4,858 |
$58,296 |
6 |
$5,528 |
$66,336 |
7 |
$5,653 |
$67,836 |
8 |
$5,779 |
$69,348 |
9 |
$5,904 |
$70,848 |
10 |
$6,030 |
$72,360 |
11 |
$6,156 |
$73,872 |
12 |
$6,281 |
$75,372 |
This Management Bulletin is mandatory only to the extent that it cites a specific statutory and/or regulatory requirement. Any portion of this Management Bulletin that is not supported by a specific statutory and/or regulatory requirement is not prescriptive pursuant to California Education Code Section 33308.5.
