Implement South Dakota Child Care Assistance (CCA)

changelog.d/sd-ccap.added.md

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+South Dakota Child Care Assistance (CCA) program.

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

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     - wa_child_care_subsidies  # Washington Working Connections Child Care
     - wv_child_care_subsidies  # West Virginia Child Care Assistance Program
     - nd_child_care_subsidies  # North Dakota Child Care Assistance Program
+    - sd_child_care_subsidies  # South Dakota Child Care Assistance (CCA)
 
 metadata:
   unit: list

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/age_group/infant_max_months.yaml

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+description: South Dakota classifies children below this age in months as infants for reimbursement rates under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The rate-table "Infant" column covers children under 12 months.
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 12
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA infant maximum age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/age_group/preschool_max_months.yaml

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+description: South Dakota classifies children below this age in months as preschoolers for reimbursement rates under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The rate-table "Preschool" column covers children 36 through 71 months (under
+# 72 months). Children 60 through 71 months who are enrolled in school are
+# instead classified as school age (see school_age_min_months.yaml).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 72
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA preschool maximum age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/age_group/school_age_min_months.yaml

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+description: South Dakota classifies school-enrolled children at or above this age in months as school age for reimbursement rates under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The rate-table "School Age" column covers children 60 or more months. A child
+# 60 through 71 months old is classified as school age only when enrolled in
+# school; otherwise the child remains a preschooler through 71 months.
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 60
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA school age minimum age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/age_group/toddler_max_months.yaml

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+description: South Dakota classifies children below this age in months as toddlers for reimbursement rates under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The rate-table "Toddler" column covers children 12 through 35 months (under 36
+# months).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 36
+
+metadata:
+  unit: month
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA toddler maximum age in months
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/copay/fpl_threshold.yaml

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+description: South Dakota sets the family co-payment income threshold at this multiple of the federal poverty guideline under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# Households with gross monthly countable income at or below 170% of the federal
+# poverty level have no co-payment; above 170%, the co-payment is a share of
+# income in excess of this threshold (Subsidy Manual, Section 9).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 1.7
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA co-payment federal poverty guideline threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 9 Recipient Co-payment and Length of Eligibility
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=21
+    - title: South Dakota 2026 Child Care Subsidy Co-Payments (Sliding Fee Scale)
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Sliding_Fee_Scale.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/copay/max_rate.yaml

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+description: South Dakota caps the family co-payment at this share of gross monthly income under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# In no case may the co-payment exceed 12% of gross monthly countable income;
+# co-payments above this ceiling are reduced to exactly 12% (Subsidy Manual,
+# Section 9).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 0.12
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA co-payment maximum rate
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 9 Recipient Co-payment and Length of Eligibility
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=21

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/copay/rate.yaml

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+description: South Dakota sets the family co-payment as this share of countable income above the co-payment threshold under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The co-payment equals gross monthly countable income in excess of 170% of the
+# federal poverty level multiplied by 5% (a 95% reduction) (Subsidy Manual,
+# Section 9).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 0.05
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA co-payment rate
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 9 Recipient Co-payment and Length of Eligibility
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=21
+    - title: South Dakota 2026 Child Care Subsidy Co-Payments (Sliding Fee Scale)
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Sliding_Fee_Scale.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/eligibility/child_age_limit.yaml

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+description: South Dakota limits eligibility to children below this age under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A child is eligible if under age 13, or turned 13 during the current
+# eligibility period (Subsidy Manual, Section 3). Dated to the modeled program
+# start (weekly rate era, 2026-08-03).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Eligibility Criteria
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/eligibility/special_needs_age_limit.yaml

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+description: South Dakota limits eligibility to special-needs children below this age under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A child physically or mentally incapable of self-care is eligible if under age
+# 18; the limit extends to the school-enrolled age limit when the child is
+# enrolled in school and expected to graduate (Subsidy Manual, Section 3).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 18
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA special-needs child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Eligibility Criteria
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/eligibility/special_needs_student_age_limit.yaml

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+description: South Dakota limits eligibility to school-enrolled special-needs children below this age under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A child incapable of self-care who is enrolled in school and expected to
+# graduate is eligible through age 18 (under 19) rather than the standard
+# special-needs limit of under 18 (Subsidy Manual, Section 3).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA school-enrolled special-needs child age limit
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Eligibility Criteria
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/income/child_earned_income_exclusion_age.yaml

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+description: South Dakota excludes the earned income of children below this age from countable income under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# Earned income is counted only when received by an applicant or other countable
+# adult household member, so the earned income of children under 18 is excluded
+# (Subsidy Manual, Section 4 Income Types).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 18
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA child earned income exclusion age
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 4 Income Types
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=10

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/income/earned_income_disregard.yaml

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+description: South Dakota excludes this share of earned income from countable income under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A 4% standard deduction is allowed from all earned and self-employment income
+# before determining gross monthly countable income (Subsidy Manual, Section 5).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 0.04
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA earned income disregard
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 5 Calculating Earned Income from Employment
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=12

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/income/fpl_limit.yaml

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+description: South Dakota limits countable income to this multiple of the federal poverty guideline under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# Households with gross monthly countable income exceeding 209% of the federal
+# poverty level are not eligible (Subsidy Manual, Section 3). This is the initial
+# income ceiling; continuing recipients use the state median income ceiling in
+# smi_limit.yaml.
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 2.09
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA federal poverty guideline income limit
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Eligibility Criteria
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=8

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/income/smi_limit.yaml

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+description: South Dakota limits countable income to this share of the state median income under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A continuing recipient whose income exceeds 209% of the federal poverty level
+# but not 85% of the state median income may remain eligible under the phase-out
+# (Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Phase Out; Section 10 Continuous Eligibility).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA state median income limit
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 3 Eligibility Criteria Phase Out
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=9

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/income/sources.yaml

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+description: South Dakota counts these income sources as countable income under the Child Care Assistance program.
+values:
+  2026-08-03:
+    # Earned income (wages, salary, commissions, tips, bonuses, fees, and
+    # self-employment net of allowable business expenses).
+    - employment_income
+    # Section 6: a self-employment loss is counted as $0 and may not offset
+    # other income, so we sum the per-person floored figure.
+    - sd_cca_self_employment_income
+    # Unearned income (Subsidy Manual, Section 4).
+    - rental_income            # "lease income"
+    - social_security          # "Social Security (SSA)"; already excludes SSI
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - veterans_benefits        # "VA benefits"; VA disability is non-countable
+    - pension_income           # "pensions" and "retirement"
+    - alimony_income
+    - child_support_received   # "child support" and "back child support"
+    - interest_income          # "interest income"
+    - dividend_income          # "investment earnings"
+    - capital_gains            # Section 6: "Capital gains and interest shall be
+                               # added into the total income."
+
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # NON-COUNTABLE income (Subsidy Manual, Section 4), not listed above:
+    # student financial aid (grants, loans, scholarships), GI Bill, utility
+    # allowance, foster care payments, SSI disability, VA disability, Earned
+    # Income Tax Credits, and IRS tax refunds.
+    #
+    # TANF cash assistance is countable per the manual but is omitted here to
+    # avoid the Child Care Assistance to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
+    # circular dependency through the dependent care deduction.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Subsidy Manual, Section 4 Income Types
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Subsidy_Manual.pdf#page=10

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/rates/special_needs_multiplier.yaml

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+description: South Dakota multiplies the base reimbursement rate by this factor for children with special needs under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# A provider caring for a child with special needs may receive the base rate
+# plus an additional 75% of that rate (base rate x 1.75).
+values:
+  2026-08-03: 1.75
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA special needs rate multiplier
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026 (Special Needs)
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/rates/suburban_counties.yaml

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+description: South Dakota assigns these counties to the suburban provider rate region under the Child Care Assistance program.
+values:
+  2026-08-03:
+    - BEADLE_COUNTY_SD
+    - BROOKINGS_COUNTY_SD
+    - BROWN_COUNTY_SD
+    - CLAY_COUNTY_SD
+    - CODINGTON_COUNTY_SD
+    - CUSTER_COUNTY_SD
+    - DAVISON_COUNTY_SD
+    - HUGHES_COUNTY_SD
+    - LAKE_COUNTY_SD
+    - LAWRENCE_COUNTY_SD
+    - MCCOOK_COUNTY_SD
+    - STANLEY_COUNTY_SD
+    - TURNER_COUNTY_SD
+    - UNION_COUNTY_SD
+    - YANKTON_COUNTY_SD
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA suburban region counties
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Provider Rate Regions, effective August 3, 2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Provider_Rate_Regions.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/rates/urban_counties.yaml

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+description: South Dakota assigns these counties to the urban provider rate region under the Child Care Assistance program.
+values:
+  2026-08-03:
+    - LINCOLN_COUNTY_SD
+    - MEADE_COUNTY_SD
+    - MINNEHAHA_COUNTY_SD
+    - PENNINGTON_COUNTY_SD
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA urban region counties
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Provider Rate Regions, effective August 3, 2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/Provider_Rate_Regions.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/sd/dss/cca/rates/uses_weekly_rates.yaml

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+description: South Dakota uses this indicator to determine whether the weekly reimbursement rate schedule applies under the Child Care Assistance program.
+
+# The weekly region-based rate schedule takes effect August 3, 2026, replacing
+# the earlier hourly county-based schedule. Because the benefit is modeled
+# monthly, August 1 is used as the monthly approximation of that effective
+# date. Only the weekly era is modeled; the hourly era is a separate follow-up.
+values:
+  2024-07-01: false
+  2026-08-01: true
+
+metadata:
+  unit: bool
+  period: year
+  label: South Dakota CCA weekly rate schedule in effect
+  reference:
+    - title: South Dakota Child Care Assistance Rates, effective 8/3/2026
+      href: https://dss.sd.gov/docs/childcare/assistance/CCA_Weekly_Reimbursement_Rates.pdf