Implement Alaska Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

changelog.d/ak-ccap.added.md

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+Implemented the Alaska Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) including PASS III general subsidy and PASS II post-ATAP transitional eligibility.

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

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 description: The federal government counts these state programs as child care subsidies.
 values:
   2021-01-01:
+    - ak_child_care_subsidies  # Alaska Child Care Assistance Program (PASS)
     - 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/states/ak/dpa/ccap/age_group/months.yaml

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+description: Alaska sets these age group boundaries (in months) for the Child Care Assistance Program rate schedule. Brackets map a child's age in months to an age-group index — INFANT (0-12 months), TODDLER (13-35 months), PRESCHOOL (36-59 months), SCHOOL_AGE (60+ months).
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: month
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP age group by age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule (Revised December 1, 2021), Age Groups
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/wsvhl3v3/ccap-rate-schedule.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 13
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 36
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 60
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 3

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/age_threshold/child.yaml

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+description: Alaska limits the Child Care Assistance Program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2022-02-21: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.350 Eligible child (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4070-2 Eligible Child (printed p.146)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=173

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/age_threshold/special_needs.yaml

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+description: Alaska limits the Child Care Assistance Program to children with special needs younger than this age. The threshold is kept separate from the general child age threshold so that it can rise independently in the future.
+values:
+  2022-02-21: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP special needs child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.350 Eligible child (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4070-2 Eligible Child (printed p.146)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=173

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/copay/sliding_scale.yaml

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+description: Alaska sets these Child Care Assistance Program family copay percentages based on the family's income as a share of Alaska State Median Income. Each bracket maps a starting SMI ratio to the copay rate expressed as a share of monthly family income. Families above 85% SMI are ineligible; the copay is capped at 9% of income.
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP copay as share of income by SMI band
+  reference:
+    - title: Family Income and Contribution Schedule (Revised February 21, 2022)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/okdlx2xm/alaska-fics.pdf#page=1
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4080 Family Contribution (printed p.176)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=203
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.01
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.01
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.09
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.02
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.18
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.03
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.26
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.04
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.35
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.05
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.43
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.06
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.52
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.07
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.61
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.08
+  - threshold:
+      2022-02-21: 0.73
+    amount:
+      2022-02-21: 0.09

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/eligibility/pass_2_transition_months.yaml

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+description: Alaska provides transitional Child Care Assistance Program (PASS II) eligibility for this many months after a family's Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) case closes.
+values:
+  2022-02-21: 12
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP PASS II post-ATAP transition window
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.012 Categories of assistance (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://casetext.com/regulation/alaska-administrative-code/title-7-health-and-social-services/part-1-administration/chapter-41-child-care-assistance-program/section-7-aac-41012-categories-of-assistance
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4050-1 PASS II Transitional Families (printed p.117)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=144
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4000-2 PASS Categories (printed p.4)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=31

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/income/countable_income/earned_sources.yaml

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+description: Alaska counts these earned income sources for the Child Care Assistance Program. Children's earned income is excluded per Manual Section 4080-1; the formula filters by age before summing.
+values:
+  2022-02-21:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP countable earned income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4080-1 Eligible Family Income (printed p.176)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=203
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.335 Family income (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/income/countable_income/unearned_sources.yaml

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+description: Alaska counts these unearned income sources for the Child Care Assistance Program. Royalties and ANCSA distributions are enumerated in the manual but we don't track them as separate income sources at the moment.
+values:
+  2022-02-21:
+    - child_support_received
+    - alimony_income
+    - social_security
+    - ssi
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - rental_income
+    - pension_income
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP countable unearned income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4080-3 Unearned Income (printed p.204)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=231
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.335 Family income (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ak/dpa/ccap/income/smi_rate.yaml

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+description: Alaska limits Child Care Assistance Program eligibility to families with countable income at or below this share of the Alaska State Median Income for a family of the same size.
+values:
+  2022-02-21: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Alaska CCAP income limit as share of State Median Income
+  reference:
+    - title: 7 AAC 41.335 Family income (Alaska Administrative Code)
+      href: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp
+    - title: CCAP Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4070-2 Eligible Child (printed p.146)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/igiccwuf/child-care-assistance-program-policies-and-procedures.pdf#page=173
+    - title: Family Income and Contribution Schedule (Revised February 21, 2022)
+      href: https://health.alaska.gov/media/okdlx2xm/alaska-fics.pdf#page=1