I. Student Eligibility for CARE Criteria Documentation needed Reference Must be eligible for and served 1) EOPS or EOPS/CARE Title 5 regulations, Section by EOPS; must document application; 2) EOPS Student 56204 and 56220 EOPS educational Education Plan; 3) EOPS disadvantage and income Mutual Responsibility Contract eligibility Evidence of three mandatory Title 5, Section 56236 EOPS/CARE counseling contacts per semester/quarter, if student was enrolled for entire term. Less contacts are allowable if student was accepted into EOPS/CARE program late during term. Must be eligible for and served See all above; also may have CARE Program Guidelines by CARE; therefore at time of separate CARE application acceptance into CARE, student must: Student eligible for CARE as 1) be 18 years of age; long as county welfare 2) be current recipient of department or Tribal TANF CalWORKs/TANF cash aid for Program Administrator themselves or dependent provides verification that child(ren) as single head of student or dependent child(ren) household currently receives CalWORKs/TANF cash aid and all other CARE eligibility requirements are met. Untaxed Income Verification, Notice of Action, CalWIN, or comparable document from county welfare department, Tribal TANF Program Administrator, or campus CalWORKs program may verify CalWORKs/TANF cash aid requirement for CARE eligibility; student self-certification is not sufficient to determine eligibility Counting student served by Student must meet all CARE MIS Data Elements SE01 CARE in MIS end-of-term eligibility requirements and be through SE10 reports enrolled during MIS reporting term
I. Student Eligibility for CARE Criteria Documentation needed Reference Must be eligible for and served by EOPS; must document EOPS educational disadvantage and income eligibility 1) EOPS or EOPS/CARE application; 2) EOPS Student Education Plan; 3) EOPS Mutual Responsibility Contract Evidence of three mandatory EOPS/CARE counseling contacts per semester/quarter, if student was enrolled for entire term. Less contacts are allowable if student was accepted into EOPS/CARE program late during term. Title 5 regulations, Section 56204 and 56220 Title 5, Section 56236 Must be eligible for and served by CARE; therefore at time of acceptance into CARE, student must: 1) be 18 years of age; 2) be current recipient of CalWORKs/TANF cash aid for themselves or dependent child(ren) as single head of household See all above; also may have separate CARE application Student eligible for CARE as long as county welfare department or Tribal TANF Program Administrator provides verification that student or dependent child(ren) currently receives CalWORKs/TANF cash aid and all other CARE eligibility requirements are met. Untaxed Income Verification, Notice of Action, CalWIN, or comparable document from county welfare department, Tribal TANF Program Administrator, or campus CalWORKs program may verify CalWORKs/TANF cash aid requirement for CARE eligibility; student self-certification is not sufficient to determine eligibility CARE Program Guidelines Counting student served by CARE in MIS end-of-term reports Student must meet all CARE eligibility requirements and be enrolled during MIS reporting term MIS Data Elements SE01 through SE10
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