Implement South Carolina CCAP (Child Care Assistance Program)

changelog.d/sc-ccap.added.md

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+Implement South Carolina CCAP.

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

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     - nh_child_care_subsidies  # New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
     - pa_child_care_subsidies  # Pennsylvania Child Care Works
     - ri_child_care_subsidies  # Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program
+    - sc_child_care_subsidies  # South Carolina Child Care Scholarship Program
 
 metadata:
   unit: list

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/household/household_state_benefits.yaml

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     - ak_ssp
     # Nebraska benefits
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
+    # South Carolina benefits
+    - sc_child_care_subsidies
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_eaedc
     - ma_tafdc
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ values:
     - ne_child_care_subsidies
     # North Carolina benefits
     - nc_scca
+    # South Carolina benefits
+    - sc_child_care_subsidies
     # Massachusetts benefits
     - ma_eaedc
     - ma_tafdc

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/age_group/age.yaml

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+description: South Carolina determines child age group from age for payment rates under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+# 0 = UNDER_1, 1 = AGE_1, 2 = AGE_2, 3 = AGE_3, 4 = AGE_4,
+# 5 = AGE_5_NOT_IN_K, 6 = AGE_5_12_IN_SCHOOL
+# Note: age 5 classification depends on school enrollment, handled in variable formula.
+# This bracket only handles the age-based portion (not the school enrollment check).
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP child age group by age
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Maximum Payments Allowed FFY2023
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/vwybydmg/child-care-scholarship-maximum-payments-allowed-ffy2023-pdf.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 1
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 3
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 4
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 4
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 5
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 5
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 6
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 6

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/fpg_exempt_in_effect.yaml

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+description: Whether South Carolina's FPL-based copay exemption for the Child Care Scholarship Program is in effect.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: false
+  2024-10-01: true
+
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP FPL copay exemption in effect
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2025-2026
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ih2mrjw5/fee-scale-2025-2026.pdf#page=1
+    - title: SC CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 3.3.1(i)(ii)
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/cr5dc51w/submitted-version-of-the-ccdf-ffy-2025-2027-for-south-carolina-as-of-7-1-24pdf.pdf#page=25

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/fpg_exempt_rate.yaml

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+description: South Carolina exempts families at or below this share of the federal poverty level from copayment under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2024-10-01: 1.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP copay FPL exemption rate
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2025-2026
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ih2mrjw5/fee-scale-2025-2026.pdf#page=1
+    - title: SC CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 3.3.1(i)(ii)
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/cr5dc51w/submitted-version-of-the-ccdf-ffy-2025-2027-for-south-carolina-as-of-7-1-24pdf.pdf#page=25

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/income_cap_rate.yaml

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+description: South Carolina limits copayment to this share of family income under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 0.02
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP copay income cap rate
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 3.1.1
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/cr5dc51w/submitted-version-of-the-ccdf-ffy-2025-2027-for-south-carolina-as-of-7-1-24pdf.pdf#page=43

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/max_family_size.yaml

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+description: South Carolina sets this maximum family size in the copay fee scale under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 16
+
+metadata:
+  unit: person
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP copay maximum family size
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2023-2024
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/n3qmcb5u/sc-child-care-scholarship-program-fee-scale-2023-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2025-2026
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ih2mrjw5/fee-scale-2025-2026.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/max_paid_family_size.yaml

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+description: South Carolina sets this maximum family size with positive copay tiers under the Child Care Scholarship Program fee scale.
+values:
+  2024-10-01: 14
+
+metadata:
+  unit: person
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP copay maximum paid-tier family size
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2024-2025, Appendix 2
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=182
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2025-2026
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ih2mrjw5/fee-scale-2025-2026.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/smi_tier_ratios.yaml

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+description: South Carolina sets this share of state median income as each copay tier threshold under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP copay SMI tier ratios
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2023-2024
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/n3qmcb5u/sc-child-care-scholarship-program-fee-scale-2023-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: SC CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 3.3.1
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/cr5dc51w/submitted-version-of-the-ccdf-ffy-2025-2027-for-south-carolina-as-of-7-1-24pdf.pdf#page=25
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 1
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0.45
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0.55
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0.65
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 4
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0.75
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 5
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0.85

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/copay/weekly_amounts.yaml

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+description: South Carolina sets this weekly per-child copay amount for each fee scale tier under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: South Carolina CCAP weekly copay by tier
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2023-2024
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/n3qmcb5u/sc-child-care-scholarship-program-fee-scale-2023-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2024-2025, Appendix 2
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=182
+    - title: SC CCAP Fee Scale 2025-2026
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ih2mrjw5/fee-scale-2025-2026.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 1
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 6
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 11
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 14
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 4
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 17
+  - threshold:
+      2022-10-01: 5
+    amount:
+      2022-10-01: 20

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/eligibility/activity_hours.yaml

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+description: South Carolina sets this minimum weekly work hours requirement under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 15
+
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  period: week
+  label: South Carolina CCAP minimum weekly work hours
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.1.5
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=36

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/eligibility/child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: South Carolina limits the Child Care Scholarship Program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.1.2
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=30

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/eligibility/disabled_child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: South Carolina limits the Child Care Scholarship Program to disabled children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP disabled child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.1.2
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=30

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/geography/urban_counties.yaml

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+description: South Carolina designates these counties as urban under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01:
+    - AIKEN_COUNTY_SC
+    - ALLENDALE_COUNTY_SC
+    - ANDERSON_COUNTY_SC
+    - BAMBERG_COUNTY_SC
+    - BARNWELL_COUNTY_SC
+    - BEAUFORT_COUNTY_SC
+    - BERKELEY_COUNTY_SC
+    - CHARLESTON_COUNTY_SC
+    - CHEROKEE_COUNTY_SC
+    - DORCHESTER_COUNTY_SC
+    - FLORENCE_COUNTY_SC
+    - GREENVILLE_COUNTY_SC
+    - HORRY_COUNTY_SC
+    - LEXINGTON_COUNTY_SC
+    - MARION_COUNTY_SC
+    - MARLBORO_COUNTY_SC
+    - PICKENS_COUNTY_SC
+    - RICHLAND_COUNTY_SC
+    - SPARTANBURG_COUNTY_SC
+    - SUMTER_COUNTY_SC
+    - YORK_COUNTY_SC
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP urban counties
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038, Appendix 4
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=197

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/income/countable_income/sources.yaml

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+description: South Carolina counts these income sources under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - farm_income
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - child_support_received
+    - alimony_income
+    - interest_income
+    - dividend_income
+    - rental_income
+    - veterans_benefits
+    # - tanf
+    # The following are counted per Policy Manual 2.1.14 but have
+    # no matching variables:
+    # - royalties
+    # - income from estates/trusts
+    # - income from boarders/lodgers
+    # - general assistance (other than TANF)
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.1.14
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=43
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.1.15
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=43

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sc/dss/ccap/income/smi_rate.yaml

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+description: South Carolina uses this share of state median income as the income threshold under the Child Care Scholarship Program.
+values:
+  2022-10-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Carolina CCAP SMI income threshold rate
+  reference:
+    - title: SC CCAP Policy Manual Vol. 038 Section 2.13
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/ubhdm1at/1-13-2025_policy-manual.pdf#page=88
+    - title: SC CCDF State Plan FFY 2025-2027, Section 2.2.4
+      href: https://www.scchildcare.org/media/cr5dc51w/submitted-version-of-the-ccdf-ffy-2025-2027-for-south-carolina-as-of-7-1-24pdf.pdf#page=25