CHILD CARE SUBSIDY

The Parties recognize the desirability of reducing the expense borne by lower-income families to obtain child care for children age thirteen (13) or under or who are disabled and under the age of eighteen (18). Bargaining unit employees shall be eligible to participate in the Agency's child care subsidy program in accordance with the provisions of HRPM WLB-12.1, FAA HROI entitled "Process for Applying for the Child Care Subsidy Program," Public Law 107-67, Sec. 630, and this Article. The Agency shall provide a child care subsidy to eligible employees whose total family income does not exceed $72,983. Total family income is defined as the income of the child's parent(s)/guardian(s) living in the same household as the child, and listed on their IRS tax forms as their Adjusted Gross Income.

The subsidies will be provided in accordance with the following scale:

The family income ceilings for each subsidy level in Section 2 include the locality-based comparability payment for the Washington, DC locality pay area. The income ceilings shall be adjusted annually to reflect any increase in the locality rate for the Washington, DC locality pay area.

The subsidy will be paid directly to the child care provider.

The employee shall be responsible for any tax liability.

The employee and service provider shall provide the administrator of the program all of the information necessary to process payments in accordance with FAA HROI entitled “Process for Applying for the Child Care Subsidy Program,” dated June 1, 2008.

For the purposes of this Article, “child” is defined as:

a. a biological child who lives with the employee;

b. an adopted child who lives with the employee;

c. a stepchild who lives with the employee;

d. a foster child who lives with the employee;

e. a child for whom a judicial determination of support has been obtained; and/or

f. a child to whose support the employee, who is a parent or legal guardian, makes regular and substantial contributions.