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Sec. 6 · S. 4959

Eligibility

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Section 658P(4) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) whose family assets do not exceed $500,000 (as determined by the State involved), excluding the net value of a family farm described in subparagraph (B), or a commercial fishing business and related expenses described in subparagraph (D), of section 480(f)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(f)(2)); and; and (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) who— (i) resides in a family that is headed by a person who is the child’s parent, who is working or attending a job training or educational program, and that has a family income that does not exceed 85 percent of the State median income for a family with the same number of children headed by a person, based on the most recent data that is published by the Bureau of the Census; (ii) resides in a family that is headed by two persons who are the child’s parents, and who work a combined total of at least 40 hours per week, with a family income that does not exceed 85 percent of the State median income for a family with the same number of children headed by two persons, based on the most recent data that is published by the Bureau of the Census; or (iii) is receiving, or needs to receive, protective services and resides with a parent or parents not described in clause (i) or (ii)..

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