PolicyEngine · hua7450 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/md-ccs.added.md b/changelog.d/md-ccs.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Implement Maryland Child Care Scholarship (CCS) program.
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ values:
     - ct_child_care_subsidies  # Connecticut Care 4 Kids
     - de_child_care_subsidies  # Delaware Purchase of Care
     - ma_child_care_subsidies  # Massachusetts Child Care Financial Assistance
+    - md_child_care_subsidies  # Maryland Child Care Scholarship
     - me_child_care_subsidies  # Maine Child Care Affordability Program
     - ne_child_care_subsidies  # Nebraska Child Care Subsidy
     - vt_child_care_subsidies  # Vermont Child Care Financial Assistance Program

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ values:
     - id_aabd
     # Kentucky benefits
     - ky_ssp
+    # Maryland benefits
+    - md_child_care_subsidies
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_aabd
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ values:
     - id_aabd
     # Kentucky benefits
     - ky_ssp
+    # Maryland benefits
+    - md_child_care_subsidies
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_aabd
     - ne_child_care_subsidies

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/age_threshold/child.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/age_threshold/child.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland limits the Child Care Scholarship program to children under this age.
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.02 - Definitions, "Child"
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.02
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/age_threshold/disabled_child.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/age_threshold/disabled_child.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland limits the Child Care Scholarship program to disabled children under this age.
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS disabled child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.02 - Definitions, "Child"
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.02
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/federal_cap_rate.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/federal_cap_rate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland limits copayments to this share of family gross income under the Child Care Scholarship program per federal requirements.
+values:
+  2022-05-01: 0.07
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS federal copayment cap rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 45 CFR 98.45(l)(3)
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-98.45#p-98.45(l)(3)
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/max_children_with_copay.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/max_children_with_copay.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland assesses copayments for up to this many children under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+values:
+  2022-05-01: 3
+
+metadata:
+  unit: person
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS maximum children with copayment
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.12
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.12
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/unit_hours.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/unit_hours.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+description: Maryland determines the number of service units based on daily hours of care under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: hour
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS service units by daily hours
+  reference:
+    - title: Maryland CCS Provider Resources - Units of Service
+      href: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.11 - Units of Service (general framework)
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.11
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-05-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-05-01: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2022-05-01: 3.0001
+    amount:
+      2022-05-01: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2022-05-01: 6
+    amount:
+      2022-05-01: 3
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/weekly_amount.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/copay/weekly_amount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+description: Maryland sets this amount as the weekly copayment by service unit under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: Maryland CCS weekly copayment by service unit
+  breakdown:
+    - md_ccs_service_unit
+  reference:
+    - title: Chapter 717 of 2024 (SB 362) - Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act - caps copayments at January 1, 2024 levels
+      href: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_717_sb0362E.pdf#page=19
+    - title: MSDE Tuesday Tidbits bulletin (May 23, 2022) - introduction of $1/$2/$3 flat schedule
+      href: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMSDE/bulletins/31a37f2
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.12 - codifies the historical regional matrix (superseded operationally)
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.12
+
+UNIT_3:
+  2022-05-01: 3
+UNIT_2:
+  2022-05-01: 2
+UNIT_1:
+  2022-05-01: 1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/countable_income/sources.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/countable_income/sources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+description: Maryland counts these income sources under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+values:
+  2022-05-01:
+    - employment_income
+    # Note: self_employment_income is handled separately in the formula
+    # with a 30% deduction per COMAR 13A.14.06.03F(8)(a)(i)
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - interest_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - rental_income
+    - alimony_income
+    - child_support_received
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - disability_benefits
+    - capital_gains
+    - farm_income
+    - military_retirement_pay
+    # COMAR-listed sources we don't model at the moment: commissions, tips,
+    # bonuses, annuities, estate income, military entitlements.
+    # COMAR .02B(28)(c) exclusions we don't model at the moment: child support
+    # paid for a child outside the household, and $2,500 of child support tax
+    # intercepts and arrearages.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.02B(28)(b)(x) - Gross income includes alimony and child support
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.02
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.03F(8)(c) - Child support received counted as gross income
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.03
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/self_employment_deduction_rate.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/self_employment_deduction_rate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland deducts this share of self-employment income for business expenses under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 0.3
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS self-employment deduction rate
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.03(F)(8)(a)(i) - Self-Employment Deduction
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.03
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_freeze_in_effect.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_freeze_in_effect.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: Maryland uses this indicator to determine whether the State Median Income base year is frozen for Child Care Scholarship income eligibility.
+values:
+  2016-01-01: false
+  2018-07-01: true
+  2024-12-15: false
+
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS SMI freeze in effect
+  reference:
+    - title: MSDE Child Care Scholarship Program Briefing (Feb 4, 2026), slide 21 - fiscal-year freeze schedule
+      href: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/w&m%20-%20134146885147130127%20-%20Briefing%20materials.pdf#page=21
+    - title: MSDE Jan 23, 2025 OCC Info Session - Dec 15, 2024 SMI unfreeze
+      href: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/january_2025_occ_info_session.pdf#page=7
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_frozen_year.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_frozen_year.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description: Maryland pins the State Median Income (SMI) base year used for Child Care Scholarship income eligibility when smi_freeze_in_effect is true. Maryland's fiscal year starts July 1.
+values:
+  2018-07-01: 2018
+  2022-07-01: 2021
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS SMI frozen year
+  reference:
+    - title: MSDE Child Care Scholarship Program Briefing (Feb 4, 2026), slide 21 - fiscal-year base years
+      href: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/w&m%20-%20134146885147130127%20-%20Briefing%20materials.pdf#page=21
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_rate/continuation.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_rate/continuation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+description: Maryland limits continuation eligibility for the Child Care Scholarship program to families with income at or below this share of State Median Income.
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS continuation eligibility SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 45 CFR 98.21(b) - Federal CCDF continuation eligibility floor (85% SMI)
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-98.21#p-98.21(b)
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.03H - Income Eligibility Scale
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.03
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_rate/initial.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/income/smi_rate/initial.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: Maryland limits initial eligibility for the Child Care Scholarship program to families with income at or below this share of State Median Income.
+values:
+  2018-01-01: 0.5
+  2018-07-01: 0.65
+  2022-07-01: 0.75
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS initial eligibility SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: COMAR 13A.14.06.03H - Income Eligibility Scale
+      href: https://regs.maryland.gov/us/md/exec/comar/13A.14.06.03
+    - title: MSDE Child Care Scholarship Program Briefing (Feb 4, 2026), slide 21 - historical thresholds
+      href: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/w&m%20-%20134146885147130127%20-%20Briefing%20materials.pdf#page=21
+    - title: MSDE Child Care Scholarship Program Briefing (Feb 4, 2026), slide 20 - 75% SMI initial threshold administrative origin
+      href: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/meeting_material/2026/w&m%20-%20134146885147130127%20-%20Briefing%20materials.pdf#page=20
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/formal/licensed_center.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/formal/licensed_center.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+description: Maryland provides these weekly full-time reimbursement rates for licensed child care centers under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Maryland CCS licensed center weekly UNIT_3 rates
+  breakdown:
+    - md_ccs_region
+    - md_ccs_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: Maryland CCS Scholarship Rates as of 3/1/26
+      href: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
+    - title: Maryland CCS Scholarship Rates as of 5/23/22 (Wayback Machine snapshot)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20220616202551/https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
+
+REGION_U:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 205
+    2026-03-01: 244
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 296
+    2026-03-01: 325
+REGION_V:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 175
+    2026-03-01: 200
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 242
+    2026-03-01: 264
+REGION_W:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 262
+    2026-03-01: 305
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 370
+    2026-03-01: 420
+REGION_X:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 381
+    2026-03-01: 424
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 481
+    2026-03-01: 554
+REGION_Y:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 278
+    2026-03-01: 312
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 378
+    2026-03-01: 427
+REGION_Z:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 183
+    2026-03-01: 207
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 262
+    2026-03-01: 297
+REGION_BC:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 250
+    2026-03-01: 282
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 303
+    2026-03-01: 376
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/formal/licensed_family.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/formal/licensed_family.yaml
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+description: Maryland provides these weekly full-time reimbursement rates for licensed family child care homes under the Child Care Scholarship program.
+
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Maryland CCS licensed family weekly UNIT_3 rates
+  breakdown:
+    - md_ccs_region
+    - md_ccs_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: Maryland CCS Scholarship Rates as of 3/1/26
+      href: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
+    - title: Maryland CCS Scholarship Rates as of 5/23/22 (Wayback Machine snapshot)
+      href: https://web.archive.org/web/20220616202551/https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
+
+REGION_U:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 176
+    2026-03-01: 200
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 200
+    2026-03-01: 225
+REGION_V:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 142
+    2026-03-01: 175
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 175
+    2026-03-01: 200
+REGION_W:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 230
+    2026-03-01: 262
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 270
+    2026-03-01: 300
+REGION_X:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 300
+    2026-03-01: 325
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 325
+    2026-03-01: 350
+REGION_Y:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 220
+    2026-03-01: 250
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 250
+    2026-03-01: 288
+REGION_Z:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 150
+    2026-03-01: 170
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 168
+    2026-03-01: 185
+REGION_BC:
+  REGULAR:
+    2022-05-23: 182
+    2026-03-01: 225
+  INFANT:
+    2022-05-23: 210
+    2026-03-01: 252
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/infant_age_threshold.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/md/msde/ccs/payment/infant_age_threshold.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: Maryland defines infants as children under this age in months for Child Care Scholarship rate purposes.
+values:
+  2020-11-23: 24
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: Maryland CCS infant age threshold in months
+  reference:
+    - title: Maryland CCS Scholarship Rates
+      href: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/families/child-care-scholarship-program/child-care-scholarship-rates
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		Implement Maryland Child Care Scholarship (CCS) program.