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• 30 -Day Pass: $69.00 • 7 -Day Pass: $25.00 • 1 -Day Pass: $4.50 Childcare Vouchers Childcare stipends are available to Taller San Jose trainees who have children cared for by a private or public childcare facility. To be eligible, trainees must complete an application and be enrolled in a Taller San Jose training program for at least 30 days. Applications are reviewed and approved by the primary Support Services Specialist. Staff should consult with the Enrollment & Support Services Manager as needed (Applications are located in Staff Docs /Support Services /TSJ Vouchers). Trainees may receive a stipend for every month of training, up to the following: • $100 for one child • $150 for two children • $200 for three or more children If a trainee is dismissed or quits Taller San Jose prior to completing an entire month, the trainee is not eligible to receive the stipend. If a trainee moves on to the placement phase of the program prior to completing an entire month, the stipend must be prorated for the time the trainee was in training. Completed applications should be kept in the trainee's file. It is the responsibility of the Support Services Specialist to submit a check request by the 28th of each month to obtain the childcare stipend for a trainee. Failure to do so will delay receiving the check(s). Check requests are given to the Enrollment & Support Services Manager for approval. Upon approving the request(s), the Enrollment & Support Services Manager will submit the check(s) to the Director of Finance. Checks will be available on the 1St week of the following month. A Support Services Specialist is responsible for distributing the childcare stipends to trainees and must complete the Childcare Stipend Tracking Lop for each stipend that is distributed. The Childcare Stipend Tracking log must be submitted to the Enrollment & Support Services Manager on a quarterly basis. Staff must also log distribution of childcare passes into ETC. Trainees who receive childcare assistance from an outside agency, such as Social Services, CALWORKS or other, may be eligible to receive a stipend from Taller San Jose if the amount they receive from the outside provider does not fully cover their expenses. In this case, the Support Services Specialist must determine: 1. The trainee's childcare expense 2. The amount of assistance the trainee receives from the outside agency 3. If the trainee is eligible for the full stipend from Taller San Jose In some cases, trainees may be granted less than the eligible amount through Taller San Jose. For example, a trainee who has two children may report she receives $250 in monetary assistance from CALWORKS, but pays $300 per month in childcare. If this is the case, this trainee would only be eligible for $50 monthly from Taller San Jose. Page 22 Taller San Jose, Support Services Manual EXHIBIT A