1. (a) A child with disabilities is eligible for child care services if:

   1. (1) the child resides with a family whose income, after deducting the cost of the child's ongoing medical expenses, does not exceed the income limit established by the Board; and
   2. (2) child care is required for the child's parents to work or attend a job training or educational program for a minimum of 25 hours per week for a single-parent family or 50 hours per week for a two-parent family, or a higher number of hours per week as established by a Board.
2. (b) A Board may allow a reduction to the requirements in subsection (a)(2) of this section if the need to care for a child with disabilities prevents the parent from participating in the activities for the required hours per week.
3. (c) For purposes of meeting the education requirements stipulated in subsection (b)(2) of this section, each credit hour of postsecondary education will count as three hours of education activity per week and each credit hour of a postsecondary education condensed course will count as six education activity hours per week.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.51 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336.