Implement Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP)

changelog.d/al-ccsp.added.md

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+Added Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP).

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

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   2021-01-01:
     - ak_child_care_subsidies  # Alaska Child Care Assistance Program (PASS)
     - ar_child_care_subsidies  # Arkansas School Readiness Assistance
+    - al_child_care_subsidies  # Alabama Child Care Subsidy Program
     - ca_child_care_subsidies  # California Child Care
     - co_child_care_subsidies  # Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
     - ct_child_care_subsidies  # Connecticut Care 4 Kids

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml

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     - ca_state_supplement
     # Alabama benefits
     - al_ssp
+    - al_child_care_subsidies
     # Alaska benefits
     - ak_ssp
     # Florida benefits
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     - ca_state_supplement
     # Alabama benefits
     - al_ssp
+    - al_child_care_subsidies
     # Alaska benefits
     - ak_ssp
     # Florida benefits

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/activity/hours_minimum.yaml

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+description: Alabama sets this minimum number of combined weekly hours of work, training, or education for activity eligibility under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 15
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP minimum weekly activity hours
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.2
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=22

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/age/child_limit.yaml

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+description: Alabama limits the Child Care Subsidy Program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.1
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=20

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/age/disabled_child_limit.yaml

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+description: Alabama limits the Child Care Subsidy Program to disabled children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP disabled child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.1(b) (children incapable of self-care served through age 18)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=20

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/age_category/months.yaml

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+description: Alabama uses this age in months threshold to assign care level categories under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+# 0 = INFANT_TODDLER (under 36 months)
+# 1 = PRESCHOOL (36-59 months)
+# 2 = SCHOOL_AGE (60+ months)
+# The Provider Rate Chart lists 0-36 / 37-59 / 60+ months, but
+# PolicyEngine's age variable is annual; integer survey ages would
+# round all 3-year-olds (36-47 months actual) down to 36 months.
+# Setting the PRESCHOOL threshold at 36 months maps a child reported
+# as age 3 to PRESCHOOL, matching how Alabama operationally treats
+# 3-year-olds.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: month
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP age category by age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama DHR Child Care Subsidy Program Provider Rate Chart, Key to Care Level
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Provider-Rates-with-QRIS-Tiers-April-1-2022-b.pdf#page=2
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-04-11: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-04-11: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2022-04-11: 36
+    amount:
+      2022-04-11: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2022-04-11: 60
+    amount:
+      2022-04-11: 2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/copay/fee_by_fpl.yaml

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+description: Alabama sets this weekly per-child fee under the Child Care Subsidy Program, indexed to the family's share of the federal poverty guideline.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: Alabama CCSP weekly per-child fee by FPL ratio
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama Child Care Fact Sheet, Initial and Continuing Eligibility Monthly Income Scale and Parental Fee Chart
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Child-Care-Fact-Sheet-2024.pdf
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 3.1.2(b) Parental Fee Chart
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=41
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.0001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 18
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.1001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 21
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.2001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 24
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.3001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 27
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.4001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 30
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.5001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 33
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.6001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 36
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.7001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 39
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.8001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 42
+  - threshold:
+      2024-01-01: 1.9001
+    amount:
+      2024-01-01: 45

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/income/countable_income/sources.yaml

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+description: Alabama counts these income sources under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - farm_operations_income
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - ssi
+    - al_ssp
+    - interest_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - alimony_income
+    - veterans_benefits
+    # - tanf exclude as of now to avoid circular reference error
+    # Section 2.2.4(c) also lists inheritance and college work-study,
+    # but no matching variables exist in policyengine-us at this time.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.4(c)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=26
+    - title: Alabama Child Care Fact Sheet
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Child-Care-Fact-Sheet-2024.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/income/limit/fpl_continuing.yaml

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+description: Alabama caps continuing-eligibility family income at this share of the federal poverty guideline under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 2.0
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP continuing income limit (share of federal poverty guideline)
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.5.2(c)(iii)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=39
+    - title: Alabama Child Care Fact Sheet
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Child-Care-Fact-Sheet-2024.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/income/limit/fpl_initial.yaml

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+description: Alabama caps initial-application family income at this share of the federal poverty guideline under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 1.8
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP initial income limit (share of federal poverty guideline)
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.4
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=26
+    - title: Alabama Child Care Fact Sheet (Initial Eligibility Monthly Income Scale)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Child-Care-Fact-Sheet-2024.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/income/limit/smi_cap.yaml

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+description: Alabama caps Child Care Subsidy Program eligibility at this share of state median income, terminating participation prior to the 12-month review when exceeded.
+values:
+  2024-01-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP income cap (share of state median income)
+  reference:
+    - title: 45 CFR 98.20(a)(2) — 85% of state median income federal CCDF ceiling
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-C/part-98/subpart-C/section-98.20#p-98.20(a)(2)
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.2.4
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=26
+    - title: Alabama CCDF State Plan 2025-2027, Section 2.5.2(c)(iv) Income Cutoff (85% SMI)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2025-2027-CCDF-State-Plan-with-Approval-Letter.pdf#page=39
+    - title: Alabama Child Care Fact Sheet (Income Cutoff 85% SMI)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Child-Care-Fact-Sheet-2024.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/rates/full_time_hours_threshold.yaml

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+description: Alabama treats child care services averaging more than this many weekly hours as full-time under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2022-04-11: 25
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: year
+  label: Alabama CCSP full-time weekly hours threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama DHR Child Care Subsidy Program Provider Rate Chart (Full-time / Part-time Rates note)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Provider-Rates-with-QRIS-Tiers-April-1-2022-b.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/al/dhr/ccsp/rates/informal_weekly_cap.yaml

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+description: Alabama caps the weekly reimbursement rate for informal (license-exempt) child care providers under the Child Care Subsidy Program.
+values:
+  2022-04-11: 50
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: Alabama CCSP informal-provider weekly rate cap
+  reference:
+    - title: Alabama DHR Child Care Subsidy Program Provider Rate Chart (Informal care providers cap)
+      href: https://dhr.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Provider-Rates-with-QRIS-Tiers-April-1-2022-b.pdf#page=2