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# Eligibility Duration - CalWORKs Stage 3 Child Care Program

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If the California Department of Education notifies the contractor that funds are not available to serve the existing Stage 3 caseload and it is necessary to displace families, families shall be displaced in reverse order of enrollment priority based on income levels pursuant to Education Code section 8263.2(b)(1) through (b)(5). When two or more families are in the same priority in relation to income, the family that has received care in Stage 3 for the longest period of time shall be disenrolled first.

> NOTE: Authority cited: Section 8263, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8350, 8350.5 and 8354, Education Code.


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