Tracking #2008-00xxx [note: won’t get this number until emergency rule is filed]
Emergency adoption 8/1/2008, eff. 9/5/2008

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[I:/08070102SB08-177]

(9 CCR 2503-1)

[Instructions:  “Statement of Basis and Purpose” is included with Tracking# 2008-00601 (#08-5-14-2).]

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[Instructions:  replace lines 1145099 through 1145100. ]
3.614.21 [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
Basic cash assistance grant amounts shall be determined based upon zero income using the following need standard: 

CARETAKER RELATIVE(S) OF CHILDREN	
NUMBER OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN 	
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ea. Add.	
None	Need Std.	-----	117	245	368	490	587	678	755	830	904	977	67	
	Grant Amt.	-----	128	269	404	539	646	746	832	913	995	1076	72	
One	Need Std.	253	331	421	510	605	697	770	844	920	991	1065	67	
	Grant Amt.	278	364	462	561	665	767	847	929	1012	1092	1172	72	
Two	Need Std.	357	439	533	628	716	787	861	937	1009	1082	1155	67	
	Grant Amt.	392	517	586	691	787	865	947	1032	1111	1190	1271	72	

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3.614.4  INITIAL PAYMENT AND CALCULATIONS OF PARTIAL MONTH’S PAYMENT [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
The initial payment to eligible applicants shall include assistance beginning with the date of application. Should the assistance unit be ineligible on the date of application, but become eligible prior to the time that a determination of eligibility is made, the initial payment shall include assistance beginning with the date on which the assistance unit became eligible.
3.614.41  Calculation [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
To calculate the partial month payments:
A.  Determine the need standard based on the size and composition of the assistance unit;
B.  Deduct the total net countable income;
C.  Determine the number of days for which payment is to be made and based on the table at 3.614.52;  find the decimal figure corresponding to the number of days of eligibility;
D.  Multiply the authorized grant for the entire month by such decimal figure to determine the authorized grant amount for the partial month;
E.  Subtract from authorized grant amount any appropriate deductions, unless the authorized grant is less than $10, in which case no payment is made, or if the deductions from the partial month payment results in an amount less than $10, such lesser amount shall be paid except when the amount is less than $1.00.
3.614.42  Calculation Table [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
To calculate the partial month payments, the following table shall be used: 

DAYS	STANDARD MONTH	DAYS	STANDARD MONTH	DAYS	STANDARD MONTH	
1	.03288	11	.36164	21	.69041	
2	.06575	12	.39452	22	.72329	
3	.09863	13	.42739	23	.75617	
4	.13151	14	.46027	24	.78904	
5	.16439	15	.49315	25	.82192	
6	.19726	16	.52603	26	.85480	
7	.23014	17	.55890	27	.88768	
8	.26302	18	.59178	28	.92054	
9	.29590	19	.62466	29	.95342	
10	.32876	20	.65754	30	.98630	

3.615  PROSPECTIVE ELIGIBILITY AND PAYMENT DETERMINATION [Eff. 1/1/05]
For the first two months of eligibility, the county shall determine eligibility and payment prospectively.
3.615.1  COUNTABLE INCOME 
All countable income, including earned and unearned income received or expected to be received in the month of application, shall be used to determine eligibility for the assistance unit.
3.615.2  GROSS INCOME
To be eligible for Colorado Works basic cash assistance and State diversion the gross earned and unearned income together shall not exceed 185% of the need standard for the household size.
3.615.3  GROSS INCOME AND COUNTABLE INCOME
The gross earned income minus the $90 earned income, plus any countable unearned income received or expected to be received by members of the assistance unit, shall not equal or exceed the need standard for the household size.
3.615.4  CALCULATION STEPS [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
If the assistance unit is eligible, calculate the payment utilizing the following steps:
A.  Deduct the earned income disregard(s) from the gross earned income, received by or expected to be received by members of the assistance unit, in the month of application pursuant to 3.614.3;
B.  Add to the result the unearned income received or expected to be received by members of the assistance unit;
C.  Deduct the total at B, above, from the standard of need amount for the household size.
3.615.5  SECOND MONTH GRANT
The authorized grant for the second month shall be calculated utilizing rule 3.615.14.
3.615.6  FIRST MONTH OF PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT
For an assistance unit that is determined ineligible in the month of application but is determined eligible in the following month, the first month in which a payment is made is considered the first month of prospective payment.
3.616  RETROSPECTIVE ELIGIBILITY AND PAYMENT [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
The third and subsequent months following the first two months of eligibility shall be calculated using retrospective eligibility and payment.
A.  When an assistance unit reports the receipt of unearned income only, to be eligible, the income shall not exceed 185% of the standard of need for the household.
B.  If the unearned income is less than 185% of the standard of need, the unearned income shall not equal or exceed the standard of need for the household size.
3.616.1  REPORTING OF EARNED INCOME [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
When the assistance unit reports earned income:
A.  Apply the appropriate earned income disregards to the gross earned income of each employed member of the assistance unit: and,
B.  Add the unearned income received by each member of the assistance unit; and,
C.  Compare the total to the need standard for the household size.  
If the net countable income equals or exceeds the need standard, the assistance unit is not eligible for Colorado Works basic cash assistance. 
3.616.2  CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE ASSISTANCE UNIT [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
To calculate the authorized grant amount for an eligible assistance unit:
A.  Deduct the net countable income from need standard for the assistance unit; and,
B.  Drop the cents, and the remainder is the authorized grant.
3.617  ADDITION AND DELETION OF A MEMBER OF THE ASSISTANCE UNIT [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
The application for Colorado Works assistance shall be the only required application for the assistance unit. This application shall cover all members who join the assistance unit later.
3.617.1  NEW MEMBERS [Rev. eff. 9/5/08]
A new member(s) who is added to an existing assistance unit shall be added effective on the day the person entered the household. The income and resources of the new person shall be counted retrospectively to determine ongoing eligibility and payment for the assistance unit. The assistance unit shall provide all appropriate verification such as Social Security Numbers, verification of earned income, and proof of pregnancy if not observable, for the new person before payment is made.
3.617.2  When a member of the assistance unit leaves the home, the county department shall not consider the individual’s income and resources in the subsequent months following the month the individual left the home.
3.617.3  If the individual who left the home was not a member of the assistance unit, but one income was used to determine eligibility and payment for the assistance unit, the individual’s income shall not be counted as of the first day of the month following the month the person left the home.