Self - Sufficiency Update - September 2019

September 17, 2019

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Key Highlights This Month:

DHS published a bulletin highlighting 2019 legislative changes for the CCAP Program: Bulletin #19-68-16 Child Care Assistance Program 2019 Legislative Changes.
- Changes in child care provider fraud disqualifications were effective July 1, 2019. DHS published a memo with more details of changes in August.
- Child care providers were notified of 2019 law changes in a mailing sent earlier this summer.
DHS plans to revise MN Rules, Chapter 3400, Child Care Fund. For more information, visit https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/news-initiatives-reports-workgroups/child-care-and-early-education/ccap-rule-rev.jsp. If you have questions or comments regarding rule revision, email dhs.CCAPrule@state.mn.us.
DHS CCAP hosted a video conference on June 6^th for the 2020-2021 County and Tribal Child Care Fund Plan. Fund plans will be due to DHS by September.
Plans that have not been submitted yet are LATE. There are 35 outstanding plans that must be submitted.
The video conference is posted online at:

http://stream5.video.state.mn.us:8080/MNIT/_Child_Care_Fund_Plan_Review_06-06-19.html
http://stream5.video.mn.gov/MNIT/_Child_Care_Fund_Plan_Review_06-06-19.html DHS MNIT installed a system change to MAXIS and MEC² to implement a change in counting the income for new spouses that passed in the 2017 legislative session. This change was effective Dec. 1, 2018.

DHS CCAP is offering in-person training on training topics resulting from the Training Survey that workers completed. Trainings started last month and continue through September.
DHS is working on coordinating several changes to MEC². Some changes are related to policy changes and others are necessary system updates to ensure on-going support and capacity of MEC² and MAXIS. DHS will be engage with a workgroup of local agency workers to ensure a strong user validation process for changes.

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Bulletin #19-68-16 Child Care Assistance Program 2019 Legislative Changes

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