Implement Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP)

changelog.d/va-ccap.added.md

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+Add Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP).

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml

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     - nh_child_care_subsidies  # New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
     - pa_child_care_subsidies  # Pennsylvania Child Care Works
     - ri_child_care_subsidies  # Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program
+    - va_child_care_subsidies  # Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program
 
 metadata:
   unit: list

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml

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     - ak_ssp
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
+    # Virginia benefits
+    - va_child_care_subsidies
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_eaedc
     - ma_tafdc
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     - ak_ssp
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
+    # Virginia benefits
+    - va_child_care_subsidies
     # North Carolina benefits
     - nc_scca
     # Massachusetts benefits

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/activity/min_hours_per_week.yaml

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+description: Virginia sets this amount as the minimum weekly hours of approved activity under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-08-01: 8
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP minimum weekly activity hours
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-30
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section30/
+    - title: Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 1.1
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=20

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/age_threshold/child.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits the Child Care Subsidy Program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-20(A)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section20/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.3 G
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=58

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/age_threshold/disabled_child.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits the Child Care Subsidy Program to children with special needs younger than this age.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 18
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP disabled child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-20(B)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section20/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.3 G
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=58

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/copay/income_cap_rate.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits the family copayment to this share of gross countable income under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 0.07
+  2025-07-01: 0.05
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP copayment income cap rate
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.5 A
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=69
+    - title: Budget Amendment HB30 Item 126 #2h
+      href: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2024/2/HB30/Enrolled/CR/126/2h/

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/copay/max_children.yaml

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+description: Virginia sets this maximum number of children assessed copayments under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 3
+
+metadata:
+  unit: person
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP maximum children assessed copayment
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.5 A
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=69

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/copay/per_child_scale.yaml

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+description: Virginia sets this per-child monthly copayment based on the family's income as a share of the federal poverty guideline under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Virginia CCSP per-child copayment scale
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Appendix B
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=143
+    - title: Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP) Copayment Scale (Effective July 1, 2025)
+      href: https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/65775/638937831784030000
+
+brackets:
+  # 0% FPG (income = $0): $0 copay in both eras
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+  # >$0 to 100% FPG: $0 (2023), $5 (2025-07-01)
+  # Use .inf in 2023 so this bracket is unreachable (0-100% stays $0)
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: .inf
+      2025-07-01: 0.0001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+      2025-07-01: 5
+  # >100% FPG: $60 (2023), split into two brackets in 2025
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: 1.0001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 60
+      2025-07-01: 125
+  # >150% FPG: new bracket in 2025
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: .inf
+      2025-07-01: 1.5001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+      2025-07-01: 175
+  # >200% FPG
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: 2.0001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 120
+      2025-07-01: 225
+  # >250% FPG: new bracket in 2025
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: .inf
+      2025-07-01: 2.5001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+      2025-07-01: 275
+  # >300% FPG
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: 3.0001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 180
+      2025-07-01: 325
+  # >350% FPG: new bracket in 2025
+  - threshold:
+      2023-01-01: .inf
+      2025-07-01: 3.5001
+    amount:
+      2023-01-01: 0
+      2025-07-01: 375

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/countable_income/sources.yaml

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+description: Virginia counts these income sources as countable income under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - child_support_received
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - disability_benefits
+    - interest_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - rental_income
+    - alimony_income
+    # The following are excluded income per 8VAC20-790-40(C)(1):
+    # ssi, tanf, snap, school meals, eitc, lump sums,
+    # education scholarships/loans/grants, tax refunds,
+    # monetary gifts, vendor payments, loans, capital gains,
+    # GI Bill benefits, reimbursements, Holocaust restitution,
+    # Agent Orange settlements, temporary census earnings,
+    # earnings of child under 18, earnings under $25/month
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(C)(1)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.4 E
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=63

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/countable_income/subtracts.yaml

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+description: Virginia deducts these income sources from countable income under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01:
+    - child_support_expense
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP countable income deductions
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(B)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.4 G
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=66

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/exit_smi_rate.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits income at redetermination to this share of the state median income under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP exit income SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(D)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.15 E
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=99

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/fairfax_alexandria_fpg_rate.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits initial income eligibility to this share of the federal poverty guideline for Fairfax and Alexandria under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 2.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP Fairfax/Alexandria FPG rate
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Appendix Z footnote
+      href: https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/66667/638981099706730000#page=206

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/initial_eligibility_fpg_rate.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits initial income eligibility to this share of the federal poverty guideline by locality group under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP initial eligibility FPG rate by locality group
+  breakdown:
+    - va_ccsp_locality_group
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(C)(1)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Appendix A
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=142
+
+GROUP_I:
+  2023-01-01: 1.5
+GROUP_II:
+  2023-01-01: 1.6
+GROUP_III:
+  2023-01-01: 1.85

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/young_child_age_threshold.yaml

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+description: Virginia sets this age threshold for the young child income eligibility exception under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 6
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP young child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(C)(2)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.4 A
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=62

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/income/young_child_smi_rate.yaml

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+description: Virginia limits income to this share of the state median income for families with a child age five or younger under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2023-01-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP young child SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 8VAC20-790-40(C)(2)
+      href: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter790/section40/
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Section 3.4 A
+      href: https://ris.dls.virginia.gov/uploads/22VAC40/dibr/VDOE%20Child%20Care%20Program%20Guidance%20Manual%205.3.2023-20240822104447.pdf#page=62

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/va/dss/ccsp/localities/fairfax_alexandria.yaml

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+description: Virginia lists these localities as having a higher income eligibility threshold under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+
+values:
+  2023-01-01:
+    - FAIRFAX_COUNTY_VA
+    - FAIRFAX_CITY_VA
+    - ALEXANDRIA_CITY_VA
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Virginia CCSP Fairfax/Alexandria exception localities
+  reference:
+    - title: Virginia Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual Appendix Z footnote
+      href: https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/66667/638981099706730000#page=206