Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 17753

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 40, October 4, 2024
Section 17753 - Recertification of Eligibility for Full-Day CSPP
(a) Full-day CSPP contractors shall recertify eligibility no more than 30 calendar days after the parent has signed the application for services.
(b) Families shall be recertified for services by the contractor no later than 50 calendar days following the last day of the 12-month certification period, which starts with the day the agency's authorized representative signed the last application for services.
(c) In order to recertify families, the contractor's authorized representative shall:
(1) Notify the parent in writing in the final 30 days of the 12-month certification period, which starts with the day the contractor's authorized representative signed the last application for services, of:
(A) The requirement that the families be recertified in order to receive ongoing services;
(B) The date that the recertification must be completed by;
(C) The recertification appointment date, which can be no earlier than one day following the last day of the 12-month certification period;
(D) Information on the recertification process;
(E) Required information/documentation needed for the recertification appointment; and
(F) A telephone contact number and an optional email address in the event the parent may have any questions regarding the recertification process;
(2) Recertify or deny each family's/child's eligibility and need for preschool services after reviewing the completed application and documentation contained in the family data file, as provided for in section 17758; and
(3) Issue a Notice of Action pursuant to section 17783 to recertify eligibility for services or disenroll the family.
(d) Once recertified as eligible to receive services, except as otherwise provided in law or regulation, the contractor shall consider the family to meet all eligibility and/or need requirements for 12 months, at which point the family's eligibility and/or need must be recertified as set forth in this section.
(e) When a family is recertified as income eligible, the contractor shall at the same time provide notice to the family of the requirement to report if their income exceeds the income threshold, as provided in section 17755.
(f) Except as otherwise provided for in law or regulation, disenrollment cannot occur prior to the end of the 12-month certification period, even if disqualifying information is discovered during the preliminary collection of documentation for recertification, with the following exceptions:
(1) When the recalculation of income, pursuant to section 17755, based on the provided documentation indicates that the family's adjusted monthly income, adjusted for family size, exceeds the income threshold set forth in Education Code section 8213 and the family does not meet the requirements for another eligibility basis pursuant to sections 17750 or 17751; or
(2) When the parent changes residency outside of California; or
(3) When there is substantiated evidence of fraud that invalidates the initial certification or recertification.
(g) Families disenrolled prior to the last day of the 12-month initial certification or recertification period shall be issued a Notice of Action for disenrollment pursuant to section 17783.
(h) The contractor shall make every effort to make the recertification process convenient for families by providing early morning, evening, weekend appointments, or appointments at alternative locations as needed. The contractor may use technology to complete the recertification process if there is no reasonable way for the family to complete the process in person.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 17753

1. New section filed 7-1-2022; operative 7-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 26).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 8207 and 8231, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8207, 8208, 8213 and 8231, Education Code.

1. New section filed 7-1-2022; operative 7/1/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 26).