Add Connecticut CCAP (Care 4 Kids)

changelog.d/ct-ccap.added.md

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+Add Connecticut Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP/Care 4 Kids).

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

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   2021-01-01:
     - ca_child_care_subsidies  # California Child Care
     - co_child_care_subsidies  # Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
+    - ct_child_care_subsidies  # Connecticut Care 4 Kids
     - ma_child_care_subsidies  # Massachusetts Child Care Financial Assistance
     - ne_child_care_subsidies  # Nebraska Child Care Subsidy
 

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/accreditation_bonus.yaml

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+description: Connecticut provides this percentage increase for accredited providers under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.05
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K accreditation bonus rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-13(d)(1)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-13/
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/age_group.yaml

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+description: Connecticut determines the age group for the Care 4 Kids program based on child age.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K age group thresholds
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 6
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/child.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: CGS 17b-749(a)
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319t.htm#sec_17b-749
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/special_needs_child.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to children with special needs younger than this age.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K special needs child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: CGS 17b-749(a)
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319t.htm#sec_17b-749
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/teen_parent.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits teen parent eligibility for the Care 4 Kids program to parents under this age.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 20
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K teen parent age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-04
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-04/

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/care_level.yaml

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+description: Connecticut determines the care level based on authorized hours per week under the Care 4 Kids program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: hour
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K care level by hours per week
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 3  # QUARTER_TIME
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 16
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 2  # HALF_TIME
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 35
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 1  # FULL_TIME
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 51
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0  # FULL_TIME_PLUS

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/family_fee/rate.yaml

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+description: Connecticut sets the family fee as this share of gross countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K family fee rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-13(f)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-13/
+    - title: C4K-POL-24-01 FY 2024-2025 State Median Income Standards
+      href: https://www.ctoec.org/forms-documents/c4k-annual-state-median-incomes-transmittal-fy-2025.pdf#page=3
+    - title: C4K-POL-24-02 Family Fee Scale Transmittal
+      href: https://www.ctoec.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Family-Fee-Transmittal-Update.pdf#page=2
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+      2025-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.02
+      2025-01-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.2
+      2025-01-01: 0.2
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.04
+      2025-01-01: 0.03
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.3
+      2025-01-01: 0.4
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.06
+      2025-01-01: 0.05
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.4
+      2025-01-01: 0.6
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.08
+      2025-01-01: 0.07
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.5
+      2025-01-01: .inf
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.1
+      2025-01-01: 0

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/continuing_limit_smi.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to continuing recipients with income below this share of the state median income.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+  2023-10-01: 0.65
+  2024-10-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K continuing income limit SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: CGA 2023-R-0249
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0249.pdf#page=3
+    - title: C4K-POL-24-01 FY 2024-2025 State Median Income Standards
+      href: https://www.ctoec.org/forms-documents/c4k-annual-state-median-incomes-transmittal-fy-2025.pdf#page=1
+    - title: 45 CFR 98.21(b) - Federal CCDF income eligibility ceiling
+      href: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-98/subpart-B/section-98.21

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/deductions.yaml

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+description: Connecticut deducts these income sources from countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01:
+    - child_support_expense
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K countable income deductions
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(c)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/initial_limit_smi.yaml

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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to new applicants with income below this share of the state median income.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+  2023-10-01: 0.6
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K initial income limit SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(a)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/
+    - title: CGA 2023-R-0249
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0249.pdf#page=3

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/sources.yaml

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+description: Connecticut counts these income sources as countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - farm_income
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - alimony_income
+    - rental_income
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - disability_benefits
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(b)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/