CA Calworks childcare and CAPP

changelog_entry.yaml

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+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+    - California CalWORKs Stage 2 (C2AP) child care subsidy for former CalWORKs recipients within 24 months of leaving cash aid.
+    - California CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP) child care subsidy for former CalWORKs recipients who exhausted Stage 2 eligibility.
+    - California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP) child care subsidy for income-eligible families who never received CalWORKs.

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/family_fees/exemption_threshold.yaml

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+description: California exempts families below this share of State Median Income from child care family fees.
+values:
+  2023-10-01: 0.75
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: California child care family fee exemption threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10290(e)(2)
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10290.&lawCode=WIC

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/family_fees/fee_cap.yaml

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+description: California caps child care family fees at this share of adjusted monthly income.
+values:
+  2023-10-01: 0.01
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: California child care family fee cap
+  reference:
+    - title: California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10290(e)(2)
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10290.&lawCode=WIC

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/income/income_limit.yaml

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+description: California limits child care subsidy eligibility to this share of State Median Income for CalWORKs Stage 2, Stage 3, and CAPP programs.
+values:
+  2011-07-01: 0.7
+  2017-10-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: California child care income limit as share of SMI
+  reference:
+    - title: SB 70 (2011) Section 8263.1 - Lowered income limit from 75% to 70% SMI
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB70
+    - title: AB 99 (2017) Section 8263.1 - Raised income limit from 70% to 85% SMI
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB99
+    - title: California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10271.5
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10271.5.&lawCode=WIC

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/income/sources.yaml

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+description: California counts these income sources for child care subsidy eligibility.
+
+values:
+  2000-01-01:
+    # Earned income
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    # Public assistance
+    - ca_tanf
+    # Unemployment and disability
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - ca_state_disability_insurance
+    # Social Security (excluding SSI)
+    - social_security
+    # Support payments
+    - child_support_received
+    - alimony_income
+    # Retirement and veterans
+    - pension_income
+    - veterans_benefits
+    # Investment income
+    - interest_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - capital_gains
+    - rental_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: California child care countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: California Code of Regulations Title 5 Section 18078(w)
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/5-CCR-18078

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/stage_2/time_limit_months.yaml

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+description: California limits CalWORKs Stage 2 child care eligibility to this number of months after leaving cash aid.
+values:
+  1998-01-01: 24
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: California CalWORKs Stage 2 time limit
+  reference:
+    - title: California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10372
+      href: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=10372.&nodeTreePath=16.4.19&lawCode=WIC

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/capp/ca_capp_eligible.yaml

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+- name: Case 1, never received CalWORKs, income eligible, CAPP eligible.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 48_000
+      person2:
+        age: 5
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Never received CalWORKs + income eligible = CAPP eligible
+    ca_capp_eligible: true
+
+- name: Case 2, formerly received CalWORKs, not eligible for CAPP.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 48_000
+      person2:
+        age: 5
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: true
+        months_since_calworks_exit: 12
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Ever received CalWORKs = not eligible for CAPP (use Stage 2 or 3)
+    ca_capp_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 3, income above 85 percent SMI, not eligible for CAPP.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 120_000
+      person2:
+        age: 5
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Income too high
+    ca_capp_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 4, no age-eligible children, not eligible for CAPP.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 48_000
+      person2:
+        age: 16
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # No age-eligible children (child is 16, threshold is typically 13)
+    ca_capp_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 5, adult only household, not eligible for CAPP.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 48_000
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # No children at all = not eligible
+    ca_capp_eligible: false
+
+- name: Case 6, zero income fails work requirement, not CAPP eligible.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 0
+      person2:
+        age: 5
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Zero income fails work requirement (earned_income > 0)
+    ca_capp_eligible: false

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/capp/ca_capp_payment.yaml

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+- name: Case 1, CAPP payment uses RMR structure.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        employment_income: 48_000
+        ca_calworks_child_care_provider_category: CHILD_CARE_CENTER
+        ca_calworks_child_care_time_category: MONTHLY
+        ca_calworks_child_care_full_time: true
+        pre_subsidy_childcare_expenses: 24_000
+      person2:
+        age: 3
+        immigration_status: CITIZEN
+        ca_calworks_child_care_provider_category: CHILD_CARE_CENTER
+        ca_calworks_child_care_time_category: MONTHLY
+        ca_calworks_child_care_full_time: true
+        pre_subsidy_childcare_expenses: 24_000
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        was_calworks_recipient: false
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Child (person2) receives payment based on RMR ceiling
+    # RMR for 3-year-old at child care center, full-time monthly: ~1,253
+    # pre_subsidy_childcare_expenses: 24,000 annual / 12 = 2,000/month
+    # Payment = min(1,253, 2,000) = 1,253
+    # Adult (person1) does not receive child care payment
+    ca_capp_payment: [0, 1_253.26]

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ca/cdss/child_care/common/ca_child_care_family_fee.yaml

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+- name: Case 1, income below 75 percent SMI, exempt from fees.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 48_000
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Monthly SMI for family of 3: 7,761.53
+    # 75% SMI: 5,821.15
+    # Monthly income: 48,000 / 12 = 4,000
+    # 4,000 < 5,821.15 = exempt
+    ca_child_care_family_fee: 0
+
+- name: Case 2, income above 75 percent SMI, fee is 1 percent of income.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 72_000
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Monthly SMI for family of 3: 7,761.53
+    # 75% SMI: 5,821.15
+    # Monthly income: 72,000 / 12 = 6,000
+    # 6,000 >= 5,821.15 = not exempt
+    # Fee: 6,000 * 0.01 = 60
+    ca_child_care_family_fee: 60
+
+- name: Case 3, zero income, exempt from fees.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        employment_income: 0
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Zero income < 75% SMI = exempt
+    ca_child_care_family_fee: 0
+
+- name: Case 4, income exactly at 75 percent SMI, fee applies.
+  period: 2025-01
+  absolute_error_margin: 0.1
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        # 3-person SMI: 7,761.53/month, 75% = 5,821.15/month
+        # Annual: 5,821.15 * 12 = 69,854
+        employment_income: 69_854
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Income exactly at 75% SMI: uses < for exempt, so fee applies
+    # Fee: 5,821.17 * 0.01 = 58.21
+    ca_child_care_family_fee: 58.21
+
+- name: Case 5, income one dollar below 75 percent SMI, exempt.
+  period: 2025-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 35
+        # 75% SMI = 69,854 annual, so 69,840 is below
+        employment_income: 69_840
+      person2:
+        age: 33
+      person3:
+        age: 5
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1, person2, person3]
+        state_code: CA
+  output:
+    # Income just below 75% SMI = exempt
+    ca_child_care_family_fee: 0