(a) In Fiscal Year 2004, the Department may transfer no more than $6 million to the D.C. Public Schools for the purpose of funding an after-school day care program pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum of understanding shall include the following program requirements:
(1) Participation in the program shall be based on TANF eligibility;
(2) Verification of family income shall be required before a child may be enrolled in the program;
(3) Priority shall be given to children of families actively participating in TANF;
(4) Additional slots shall be allocated on the sliding scale set forth in § 4-405(b); and
(5) Records documenting the costs of the program shall be maintained and provided to the Department on an annual basis, including:
(A) Verifiable data establishing the number of children enrolled by the program;
(B) Documentation that each enrolled child met the eligibility requirements for the program; and
(C) Reports documenting, for each month of operation, the funds expended in relation to service delivery.
(Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 3a; as added Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 2702, 50 DCR 5668.)
Short title of title XXVII of Law 15-39: Section 2701 of D.C. Law 15-39 provided that title XXVII of the act may be cited as the Day Care in Schools Eligibility Requirement Amendment Act of 2003.
Structure District of Columbia Code
§ 4–402. Day care program authorized; funding system for child development facilities
§ 4–402.01. Funding for day care provided by D.C. Public Schools
§ 4–403. Payment of full cost by Department. [Repealed]
§ 4–404. Supplemental payments by Department. [Repealed]
§ 4–404.01. Supplemental payments by the Mayor
§ 4–405. Schedule of payments by parents
§ 4–406. Responsibility of Department for payment
§ 4–407. Collection of overpayments
§ 4–408. Waiver of overpayments
§ 4–409. Contracts with licensed child development centers; payment for services
§ 4–410. Payments to child development homes and to in-home caregivers
§ 4–410.01. Studies of child development facilities for infants and toddlers
§ 4–410.02. Payments to child development facilities
§ 4–410.03. Subsidized child care services. [Not Funded]
§ 4–410.04. Early Childhood Development Fund
§ 4–411. Standards for in-home care
§ 4–412. Compliance with District regulation
§ 4–414. Authorization of grants to develop satellite child development home programs
§ 4–415. Comprehensive child development programs
§ 4–416. Expansion of the Quality Improvement Network. [Not Funded]